How much does a title search cost in Hilton Head, SC

A HeritageDeed title search in Hilton Head (Beaufort County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Beaufort County Register of Deeds and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.

Search a Hilton Head property, $49

Step by step in Hilton Head

1. 1

   Decide what you need

   A current owner search (owner, deeds, open loans, liens, tax) answers most buyer and investor questions; a lender closing needs a title insurance commitment instead.

2. 2

   Search it yourself or order it

   The Beaufort County Register of Deeds index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.

What the report checks in Hilton Head

• Owner of record, mailing address, situs address and parcel number from Beaufort County's parcel records
• The vesting deed, then deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments and modifications recorded with the Register of Deeds
• Each mortgage's cross-referenced satisfaction
• Tax liens, mechanics' liens, condominium liens, child-support liens and foreclosure notices recorded with the Register, listed when indexed under the owner's name
• Federal court records matched to the owner

Not covered here

• Documents are tied to the property by parcel number, street address or lot, unit and subdivision; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
• Mortgages of earlier owners are not searched under the seller's name, and mortgages older than the purchase or ten years are not shown.
• Judgments entered on the county's book of abstracts of judgments are not searched.

Questions

More about Hilton Head property records

• Check for liens
• Find the owner
• Search deeds
• Check for a loan
• Property taxes
• Hilton Head title search guide