Title and Title Insurance Services

• Pre-listing Title Insurance & Curative Services: We offer comprehensive title insurance services to protect our clients against potential title issues. This includes curative services to address and resolve any defects in the title prior to listing the property, ensuring a smoother transaction.
• Title Search/Abstracting: Our title search service provides a thorough property history based on recorded land records. We detail the conveyances, transfers, and any other pertinent information that serves as evidence of title to real property. Abstracting includes summarizing these details to give clients clear insights into the property's title status.

Tax Certifications

• We conduct detailed research on city or town parcel tax information and prepare documents outlining due dates and current payment statuses. This ensures that all tax liabilities are known and addressed during the transaction process.

Bankruptcy Searches

• Tidewater Closing & Escrow searches Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) for any open and active bankruptcy cases that could affect the transfer of title, providing peace of mind and clarity in the transaction process.

Closing, Settlement & Escrow Services

• Purchase Transactions: We handle both residential and commercial purchase transactions, ensuring a smooth closing process.
• Refinances: Our services extend to residential and commercial refinances, offering expert handling of the refinancing process.
• Home Equity Lines of Credit (LOC): We facilitate the closing process for home equity lines of credit, ensuring all legal and financial aspects are correctly managed.
• Construction Loans: Our team supports clients through the complexities of construction loans, from initial land acquisition through to loan closure.
• Development & Land Transactions: We offer specialized services for subdivisions, including original land acquisition and settlement of new construction, custom-built homes, or finished property sales. Visit our Builders & Developers page for more details on how we can assist throughout the development process.

Seller-Side Transactional Services

• We provide comprehensive services for sellers, including drafting of the deed, compilation of transfer forms, tax adjustments, municipal utility adjustments, and review of the seller’s side of the settlement statement, ensuring all seller obligations are met and understood.

REO Services

• Tidewater Closing & Escrow offers a full suite of Title and Escrow services for the default process, from pre-foreclosure through to purchase and REO. This includes providing Title Reports through to Insurable Title Commitments, as well as full settlement services.

Quitclaim Deed Services

• We prepare and process Quitclaim Deeds, which operate as a release without warranty, intended to pass any title, interest, or claim the grantor may have in the property. Our services include drafting the conveyance, notarization, and recording, simplifying this process for our clients.