Remote Title Abstractor — South Dakota Travel

ProSource Land Services; Sioux Falls (SD); Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

ProSource Land Services in the United States is seeking an experienced Title Abstractor to support projects across South Dakota. This position is designed to be worked primarily remotely with periodic travel to county courthouses and public-record offices when in-person research is required.

As part of the role, you will independently conduct title searches, establish current and historical chains of title, interpret deeds and easements, identify title issues, and prepare well-organized title

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of substantive title abstracting or closely related experience.
• Ability to independently conduct a title search and establish a chain of title.
• Knowledge of deeds, easements, rights of way, mortgages, liens, judgments, plats, legal descriptions, probate matters, and related instruments affecting real property.
• Ability to research current and historical property records.
• Ability to recognize inconsistencies, gaps, conflicting interests, questionable indexing, and matters requiring additional investigation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic county, title, and public-record research systems.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout South Dakota.

Responsibilities

• Independently conduct title searches and examine public real estate records for properties affected by land acquisition, easement, right of way, and infrastructure projects.
• Establish and document current and historical chains of title using deeds, easements, mortgages, releases, plats, judgments, liens, probate records, court records, and other relevant instruments.
• Research records remotely when available and travel to South Dakota county courthouses, Register of Deeds offices, and other public-record repositories when in-person research is required.
• Review and interpret deeds, easements, rights of way, mortgages, liens, judgments, releases, restrictions, agreements, plats, and other instruments affecting real property.
• Identify current ownership, vesting information, encumbrances, easements, reservations, restrictions, and other interests affecting property.
• Research older and historical records when necessary to establish how a property interest was created, transferred, modified, released, or otherwise affected.
• Verify legal descriptions, parcel information, recording references, ownership information, and relationships between recorded documents.
• Compare recorded title information with available plats, maps, parcel exhibits, acquisition records, and other project documentation and identify apparent discrepancies.
• Identify gaps in the chain of title, conflicting instruments, unreleased interests, questionable indexing, or other matters requiring additional research or review.
• Obtain and organize supporting recorded documents necessary to substantiate research findings.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and well-organized title reports, ownership and encumbrance summaries, research worksheets, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain complete research files sufficient for another qualified professional to understand what records were reviewed and the basis for the findings.
• Clearly identify and escalation complex legal, ownership, surveying, or title issues requiring additional review.
• Coordinate with ProSource project managers, attorneys, acquisition professionals, engineers, surveyors, and other project team members as necessary.
• Manage multiple parcel assignments and deadlines while maintaining consistent quality and documentation standards.
• Participate in internal quality-control review and complete supplemental research when necessary.
• Maintain knowledge of South Dakota real estate records, recording practices, and procedures relevant to title research.

Skills

Independent work

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Written & verbal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

ProSource Land Services in the United States is seeking an experienced Title Abstractor to support projects across South Dakota. This position is designed to be worked primarily remotely with periodic travel to county courthouses and public-record offices when in-person research is required.

As part of the role, you will independently conduct title searches, establish current and historical chains of title, interpret deeds and easements, identify title issues, and prepare well-organized title