How much does a title search cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
A HeritageDeed title search in Myrtle Beach (Horry County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Horry 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 Myrtle Beach property, $49
Step by step in Myrtle Beach
- 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
Search it yourself or order it
The Horry 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.
A real Myrtle Beach report
We ran this search on the Broadway at the Beach (1175 Celebrity Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577): 0 deeds, 0 open mortgages, 0 recorded liens. See the Myrtle Beach sample report.
What the report checks in Myrtle Beach
- Owner of record, mailing address, situs address, legal description and the vesting deed's book and page from the 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
What does a HeritageDeed search in Myrtle Beach not cover?
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.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Myrtle Beach property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Myrtle Beach property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Before the auction
- Myrtle Beach title search guide
Check the title of a Myrtle Beach property
AI title search, $49 per report. Usually ready in about a minute. Full refund if we can't deliver.