Experienced Commercial Title Searcher

Pippin Title; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full healthcare package

Salary 60,000–80,000 USD per annum

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Fully remote opportunity per EST hours

Equipment provided

Opportunity to join venture-backed ins

Job summary

Pippin Title Inc. is a remote-first real estate tech company delivering nationwide title search services across the US. We’re scaling our team to support faster closings and accurate title reports.

As a senior title search specialist, you will analyze chains of title, verify ownership and encumbrances, and review deeds, mortgages, and related documents. You’ll ensure completeness and clarity of reports while serving nationwide clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commercial title searches.
• Over 3 years of experience with TDI in TX state.
• Strong understanding of title search terminology, chain of title, and property ownership.
• Experience reviewing deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, probate documents, easements, right-of-ways, plats, maps.
• Proficiency in determining completeness of title reports, identifying clouds on title, and validating applicability of documents to a title report

Responsibilities

• Analyze chain of title and review prepared title reports.
• Ensure each title search is complete and all required documents are attached in the correct order.
• Verify ownership, encumbrances, legal descriptions, and all relevant parties connected to the search.
• Review legal documents, including deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, judgments, settlement agreements, probate proceedings, easements, right-of-ways, plats, and maps.
• Ensure legal documents and court proceedings are summarized clearly, accurately, and concisely.
• Identify restrictions, adverse items, and potential issues that may affect property sale, transfer, or usage.
• Follow up on orders returned for correction and conduct final reviews before completion.
• Handle title searches through online county records, title plant information, and local abstractor work.
• Plot legal descriptions for accuracy and completeness when required.

Skills

Title search experience

TDI TX experience

Title terminology

Deeds & mortgages review

Clouds on title

Document validation

Job description

Who We Are

Pippin Title is a venture-backed real estate tech startup that offers nationwide, comprehensive, high-quality, technology-driven title search services to clients across the US. We’re bringing title search into the 21st century. Pippin is headquartered in New York City. With a remote-first culture, we look to hire the best talent wherever they are located across the country.

How We Do It

We work with title insurance companies, property developers, and financial institutions to quickly and easily produce title documents to make the real estate closing process faster and more efficient. Our proprietary cloud-based software allows our customers to manage their workflows efficiently, saving them time, money, and hassle. Having just closed a recent financing round, we are rapidly scaling our business - and our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze chain of title and review prepared title reports.

• Ensure each title search is complete and all required documents are attached in the correct order.

• Verify ownership, encumbrances, legal descriptions, and all relevant parties connected to the search.

• Review legal documents, including deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, judgments, settlement agreements, probate proceedings, easements, right-of-ways, plats, and maps.

• Ensure legal documents and court proceedings are summarized clearly, accurately, and concisely.

• Identify restrictions, adverse items, and potential issues that may affect property sale, transfer, or usage.

• Follow up on orders returned for correction and conduct final reviews before completion.

• Handle title searches through online county records, title plant information, and local abstractor work.

• Plot legal descriptions for accuracy and completeness when required.

Must-have qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commercial title searches.

• Over 3 years of experience with TDI (Title data) in TX state

• Strong understanding of title search terminology, chain of title, property ownership, and related legal documents.

• Experience reviewing deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, probate documents, easements, right-of-ways, plats, maps, and similar title documents.

• Proficiency in determining completeness of title reports, identifying clouds on title, and validating applicability of documents to a title report

Why join us

• Full healthcare package, including health, vision, and dental coverage.

• Negotiable salary from 60,000 to 80,000USD per annum as a base

• 401(k) plan.

• Paid vacation and paid holidays.

• Fully remote opportunity per EST hours.

• Equipment provided once converted to full-time W-2 employment.

• Opportunity to join a venture-backed real estate technology company that is actively scaling.

• Exposure to nationwide commercial title search work across different states, counties, and property types.

• A role where accuracy, ownership, and strong title search expertise directly contribute to client success.