Ensuring marketable title has never been more important than in today's real estate market. Make sure you're prepared for any complications with a solid foundation of title law knowledge. This how-to instruction walks you through the title examination process with example documentation – from the mechanics of the title search to curing defects to drafting the title commitment. Don't miss this opportunity to build your skills. Order today!

1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
2. What to Look for in Surveys, Descriptions and Plats
3. Remedies to Resolve Property Line Problems
4. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
5. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
6. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure

1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
   9:00 - 10:00, Written by James Lehr and presented by Andrew D. Romatzke.
1. The Mechanics of Running the Chain of Title: Public Record Search, Title Plants, Etc.
2. Title Examination
1. Recognizing Defects Through Document Review
2. What to Look for in Court Decrees
3. Probate
4. Foreclosure Under Deed of Trust
5. Property Tax Liens
6. Local and State Government Liens
7. Federal Tax Liens and Federal Judgments
8. Private Party Liens
9. Issues on Authority
2. What to Look for in Surveys, Descriptions and Plats
   10:15 - 11:15, Gary Tinkham
1. Types of Surveys: Differences Between ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, Boundary Surveys and Building Location Surveys
2. Understanding Survey Elements and Symbols
3. Boundary Conflicts
4. Physical Encumbrances/Encroachments
5. Prescriptive Easements and Adverse Possession Evidence
6. Building Setbacks/Restrictions
7. Reading Legal Descriptions of Property – Potential Pitfalls
3. Remedies to Resolve Property Line Problems
   11:15 - 12:15, Gary D. Byrne
1. Boundary Line Agreement
2. The Grant of an Easement
3. Variance
4. Trespass Action to Try Title
5. Declaratory Judgment
6. Quiet Title
7. Action for Possession
8. Quitclaim Deed
9. Land Patent
4. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
   1:15 - 2:15, Gary D. Byrne
1. Schedule A
2. Schedule B-1: Requirements of the Title Insurer
3. Schedule B-2: Exceptions to Coverage
4. Opinion Letters
5. Negotiating the Title Insurance Commitment
5. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
   2:30 - 3:30, Gary D. Byrne
1. Standard ALTA Endorsements (ALTA 2006 Forms)
1. ALTA 1.06 and 2.06
2. ALTA 3.06 and 3.1.06
3. ALTA 4.06, 4.1.06, 5.06 and 5.1.06
4. ALTA 6.06 and 6.2.06 Series
5. ALTA 7.06 and 7.2.06
6. ALTA 8.1.06
7. ALTA 9.1.06, 9.3.06, 9.4.06 and 9.5.06 Series
8. ALTA 10.06 and 10.1.06
9. ALTA 11.06 Series
10. ALTA 12.06 Series
2. Commercial ALTA Endorsements
1. ALTA 13.06 and 13.1.06
2. ALTA 14.06, 14.1.06, 16.06, 20.06
3. ALTA 15.06, 15.1.06, 15.2.06 and 21.06
4. ALTA 17.06 and 17.1.06, 18.06 and 18.1.06, 19.06 and 19.1.06
3. Exceptions
1. Standard Exceptions
2. Special Exceptions
3. Affirmative Coverage
6. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure
   3:30 - 4:30, Donald J. Pavelka Jr.
1. Indemnifying Prior Open Liens
2. Resolving Tax Issues
3. Open Equity Lines of Credit
4. Correcting Scriveners' Errors
5. Unreleased Mortgages or Mortgages Recorded Out of Order
6. Unrecorded or Improperly Attested Security Deeds
7. Break in the Chain of Title – Quiet Title Litigation Procedures
8. Bankruptcy Notice Predating the Sale but Received After
9. Recovering Manufactured Housing

GARY D. BYRNE is executive vice president of Title Services of the Plains, LLC, with offices located in North Platte, Sidney, McCook, Grand Island, Columbus, Norfolk, Seward and York. Mr. Byrne also is president of North Platte Title Co., Inc. He is licensed to practice law in Nebraska and practices exclusively in the area of real estate. Mr. Byrne has spoken at numerous Nebraska Land Title Association continuing education seminars on title insurance and related activities. He earned his B.A. degree from Hastings College and his J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Mr. Byrne is a member of the Nebraska State and American bar associations. He also is a member of the Nebraska Board of Abstracters and past president of the Nebraska Land Title Association.

DONALD J. PAVELKA JR. is a partner with Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes LLC. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska; the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern districts of Iowa; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Mr. Pavelka earned his B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska and his J.D. degree from Creighton University. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Omaha Bar Association, Nebraska Association of Bank Attorneys, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, Iowa State Bar Association, Iowa Association of Commercial Law Attorneys and the Pottawattamie County Bar Association.

ANDREW D. ROMATZKE is an attorney and licensed title insurance agent with Advantage Title Services in Grand Island, Nebraska. He is admitted to practice law in Nebraska and Arizona and practices primarily in the area of real estate. Prior to joining Advantage Title Services, Mr. Romatzke worked as a claims attorney for a national title insurance underwriter. He also practiced law in Kearney, Nebraska for more than 4 years. Mr. Romatzke earned his B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and his J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Arizona State Bar Association.

GARY TINKHAM is owner of Tinkham Land Surveying for the past 16 years, and has been in land surveying for more than 40 years. He is licensed in the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota. Mr. Tinkham is on the Board of Examiners of Land Surveyors in the state of Nebraska, is a member of the Professional Surveyors Association for the state of Nebraska and also is a member of the Society of Land Surveyors in Iowa.

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