Julian’s Corner

A cartoon child dressed as a detective, holding two magnifying glasses, with a speech bubble saying "Nope. This house is protected!" Behind the child are illustrations of houses and an old woman labeled "Old Owner." To the right is a shadowy figure with a hat and glasses labeled "Mystery Uncle," next to a bank building.

So before you get the keys, the title company does a big homework project. They look through all the papers and records (like detective work!) to make sure everything is okay. Then they give you a report that says, “Yep, this house is good to go!” That way, you can move in without worrying about surprise visitors saying, “Oops, I forgot to tell you I own the garage.” Get it?

By the way, even after the Lighthouse “beacon” guides you to your dream, your history, come back and visit “Julian’s Corner”. I just might have some more interesting facts and things for you to learn!

Hope to see you at “our” Lighthouse!

Buying property is kind of like getting the biggest toy ever—but for grown-ups.

It costs a LOT, so you want to make sure nobody else can say, “Hey, that’s mine!” after you already bought it. That’s why title insurance is super important. It’s like a superhero shield that protects your house from surprise problems, like someone showing up and saying they own part of it. Weird, right?

See, land and property such as houses get passed around a bunch—like from grandparents to parents to kids—and sometimes people forget to write stuff down or share it properly. That means someone might still think they have a piece of your property, even if they don’t live there anymore! And it’s not just people—sometimes the government or electric companies or banks have little pieces of it too. That’s what grown-ups call “rights,” and it can make things messy.