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A title is a document that proves that you own property such as a home or a car. When you have a car loan your lender will usually have the title until you pay off the loan. When you buy a home you'll buy title insurance to make sure your home's title is clear and there are no liens on it. The title insurance company will run a title search to find out. Learn about how to make changes to a title here as well.

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Only Sign Quit Claim Deed When You Are Sure Your Name Is Removed From Mortgage

Only Sign Quit Claim Deed When You Are Sure Your Name Is Removed From Mortgage We frequently write articles about quit claim deeds and removing names from mortgages. The important thing for people to understand is that the ownership of a piece of property, a home, or any piece of real estate is independent from the debt obligations people have. That is to say, if you own a home, you can own it one way and if you take out a loan with a bank, the debt is an independent obligation from the manner in which title is held to a piece of property. If you get rid of the home using a quit claim deed, you don't get rid of the other obligation to the bank. The obligation stays with you. The mortgage debt to the bank is an independent contractual obligation that is personal to the person that signed the mortgage loan. This reader broke up with her fiance within days of their wedding. They bought a home together and now she wants to remove her name from the mortgage. One option is a short sale to get rid of the property and get her name off the mortgage.

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