“The Quill”

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July 10, 2018

The Quill – July 2018

THE QUILL ARTICLE: Blockchain: What is it and why should I care? Let me start out by saying that I am not an expert at this stuff. I […]
June 13, 2018

The Quill – June 2018

THE QUILL TIP: My tip this month is a little off the beaten path. Here it is. . .ready for it. . .Watch the World Cup. We Americans […]
May 17, 2018

The Quill – May 2018

THE QUILL TIP: Second Mortgage Payoffs In the past few weeks, we have been informed of two claims involving second mortgages that did not get properly […]
April 18, 2018

The Quill – April 2018

ARTICLE: Partnerships Partnerships At one time, Partnerships were a preferred entity for holding real property. When the limited liability company laws were created, LLC’s became the norm […]
April 18, 2018

Partnerships

Partnerships At one time, Partnerships were a preferred entity for holding real property. When the limited liability company laws were created, LLC’s became the norm and Partnerships […]
March 22, 2018

The Quill – March 2018

ARTICLE: e-Closings At the risk of creating some anxiety, I am tackling a subject this month that is less relevant today than it will be in […]
March 21, 2018

e-Closings

At the risk of creating some anxiety, I am tackling a subject this month that is less relevant today than it will be in the near […]
March 12, 2018

2018 March Madness Bracket

March Madness is here! Download your 2018 March Madness Bracket and fill it out. Once you are done send it over to summer@barristerstitle.com or Fax it to 704-799-6583. […]
February 14, 2018

The Quill – February 2018

Coming Soon… We’re excited to announce that The Quill will be getting a much needed makeover! We want to serve you as best we can and […]
February 13, 2018

Wire Fraud

By now, we should all be aware that our industry is under attack by cyber thieves.  All of you should have procedures in place to prevent […]
January 9, 2018

The Quill – January 2018

Quill Tip This month’s tip is for anyone who hasn’t already indulged in the morally questionable party game – Cards Against Humanity – you might want […]
November 15, 2017

The Quill – November 2017

Quill Tip This month’s tip is to all of you business owners with employees out there.  I want to recommend a book by Daniel Pink called Drive.  Drive draws […]
October 10, 2017

The Quill – October 2017

Quill Tip Are Tax Foreclosure Sales Insurable??? Well. . .the short answer is maybe.  (While my wife hates this sort of equivocation, I will say that […]
September 13, 2017

The Quill – September 2017

Quill Tip Marital Status Here is the Quill Tip of the month in a nutshell: Include both the Grantor’s and the Grantee’s marital status on the […]
August 15, 2017

The Quill – August 2017

Quill Tip Use Sunscreen. It’s HOT out there! Topics Wanted! Have a legal Topic you want to know more about?  Let us know and we can […]
July 17, 2017

The Quill – July 2017

Eclipse of 2017 What’s more fun than watching a once in a lifetime event like the full eclipse of the Sun?  Watching a full eclipse of […]
June 14, 2017

The Quill – June 2017

Quill Tip I am going to give you all some advice this month that will stand out in the fact that it is unlike any other […]
May 24, 2017

The Quill – May 2017

We are very excited to announce that we are currently processing final title policies within 48 hours of their receipt. We have discussed in previous newsletters the market place's expectation that policies be issued within 30 days of closing and queried whether that standard applies in North Carolina.
May 23, 2017

Powers-of Attorney

In the immortal words of William Shakespeare, “To record or not to record.” Okay. . .so maybe that’s not how it went, but it’s still worthy […]
April 26, 2017

The Quill – April 2017

We are very excited to announce that we are currently processing final title policies within 48 hours of their receipt. We have discussed in previous newsletters the market place's expectation that policies be issued within 30 days of closing and queried whether that standard applies in North Carolina.