Good deeds or bad deeds?
A reader alerts us to a solicitation he got from a company offering to supply him with a certified copy of his property deed.
His question was, is this legit?
The answer: Only if you want to pay a higher price for a copy of your deed than you could get on your own.
Various companies mail official-looking letters touting the importance of having a certified copy of your property deed. They’ll get yours–for a price.Most people already have a copy of their deed from when they closed on their home, but even if you need another, why pay top dollar?
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Consumer Reports found that some of these soliciting firms want $80 or $90 for a copy of a deed, when most government offices across the country charge just a few bucks.
In Monroe County, for example, the register of deeds office charges $1 per page for copies of real estate records and $1 for certification of such copies.