Abstractor Job Description

Summary:

Compile list of mortgages, deeds, contracts, judgments, and other instruments (chain) pertaining to title by searching public records of Webster County, Iowa

Primary responsibilities:

• Search and verify titleholders
• Build abstracts and/or continue abstract updates
• Search and collect documents reflecting the history of a property
• Use of various websites and internal programs to locate property information
• Transmit completed updates, searches and reports to the appropriate party
• Search real estate records and summarize legal documents
• Compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
• Search, analyze, and evaluate records relating to titles of homes, land, and buildings.
• Ensure that the title to a property in question has no restrictions that may prevent or hinder its sale or use.
• Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel.
• Examine deeds, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, easements, and plats/maps to determine ownership, encumbrances, and to verify legal descriptions of property.
• Prepare property reports and title searches
• Answer phone to assist customers
• Back up for front desk
• Other duties as required by management

Competencies:

• Ability to read maps and directions
• Excellent typing skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines and strict standards
• Prioritize workload
• Extremely detail oriented
• Read cursive and/or calligraphy

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The employee is required to walk to the Courthouse to retrieve documents and/or do research, occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10-15 pounds, and sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel and crouch.

EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

This is a full-time position – Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB : High School Diploma or equivalent

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB: Abstracting experience preferred and/or experience in a related field

EEOC STATEMENT:

First Iowa Title Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer