Posted by John Corey on December 06, 2005 at 17:22:42:
What should happen and what does happen can sometimes vary.
Ask the sheriff’s office. You will likely be told that you will get a sheriff’s deed or similar. The auction should clear the liens you mentioned. Sometimes there are mistakes and things need to be cleaned up after the fact.
If you have done business with a title company before ask them what they will want to know and what they will need to do before they could issue title insurance. They will have seen prior deals with a similar history so they can tell you the process.
John Corey
PS. I have funded a number of deals for investors in OH and each time we do get title insurance. Some of the time there are things that delay the subsequent deal after the auction because something was filed wrong. Do not be surprised if there are delays verifying title.