If you've watched TV lately, the broadcast variety, you are probably over forty, and if you are you may well "own" a home, or at least be committed to a mortgage. Goodonya. It also puts you squarely in the crosshairs of those ads screaming about "what the FBI cals home stealing," which is a fraudulent activity based on filing a "quit claim" deed including falsified signatures and a bogus notary stamp which then allows the fraudster to take out loans on "your" property.
So what are these adverts selling? First, they'll tell you if this has already happened to you. Then they'll notify you if it does. Finally they are selling what amounts to an insurance policy should the problem escalate. Now you can, at least in DeKalb, go on line and check on current filings against your property. Anytime you want, but you gotta want. Even better, DeKalb lets you sign up for notifications should any new filing against your property.
Will this prevent fraudulent filings? No. No it will not. But you will know about it as soon as possible and you can take action sooner rather than later.
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