Don’t Let Title Fraud Turn You Into a Victim!

Are you thinking of buying land as a place to build your dream home or to own as an investment opportunity? With such a tight inventory of already-built homes, land sales are increasing across the country and so is a real estate scam known as title fraud. According to an attorney for the National Association of Realtors, title fraud has become a more popular tactic among real estate fraudsters than wire fraud. (1)   We’re seeing more and more headlines about land that’s being sold without the property owner’s knowledge, and warnings from various authorities and real estate professionals about title fraud. It’s also being called “vacant land fraud” and “seller impersonation fraud” according to one story out of Nevada. (2) The Nevada Division of Insurance and the Nevada Real Estate Division have been warning residents about this kind of scam...   ...You can read more about this topic and the precautions you can take to prevent it from happening by following links in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com. And please remember to subscribe to this podcast, and leave a review!   If you’d like to know more about how to buy real estate for investment purposes, sign up for a free membership at RealWealth.com. It’ll take just a minute to sign up and will give you complete access to our website. That includes hundreds of webinars, data on different rental markets, a curated list of real estate professionals and property teams, and access to our own experienced investment counselors.   Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke   Links:   1 - https://www.businessinsider.com/land-fraud-explained-how-properties-being-sold-from-under-people-2023-9   2 - https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/08/31/nevada-warns-residents-increasingly-common-real-estate-scam/   3 - https://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/a-rising-fraud-scammers-are-selling-other-peoples-real-estate-2871438/ 4 - https://www.businessinsider.com/mans-arizona-lot-sold-for-200000-without-him-listing-it-2023-8