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How do you get a mortgage without a lawyer? Our bank required the lawyer to do the title search, title settlement, and title recording - according to my closing disclosure, which I just consulted.

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Might be different in different areas. In places I've lived, the title company handles all of this - the seller doesn't hire a lawyer - a large title company likely has a corporate lawyer in case something comes up, but otherwise they have people whose job is it to do the search and put together the closing documents.

Aren't you paying for it ultimately though?

http://imgur.com/Zc4t0to

Title company? Blah, blah. Still goes through lawyer! I'm paying for this at the end.

SRSLY! I hate to be a dick but.... come on...

cooperate lawyer? Who cares?

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