Experienced Commercial Title Searcher

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are

Pippin Title is a venture-backed real estate tech startup that offers nationwide, comprehensive, high-quality, technology-driven title search services to clients across the US. We're bringing title search into the 21st century.

Pippin is headquartered in New York City. With a remote-first culture, we look to hire the best talent wherever they are located across the country.

How We Do It

We work with title insurance companies, property developers, and financial institutions to quickly and easily produce title documents to make the real estate closing process faster and more efficient.

Our proprietary cloud-based software allows our customers to manage their workflows efficiently, saving them time, money, and hassle. Having just closed a recent financing round, we are rapidly scaling our business - and our team!

Who You Are

• You're ambitious and results-driven with a drive to succeed in this company.
• You believe in continuous learning culture to stay relevant and reinvent yourself to deal with lots of moving pieces.
• You are diligent about deadlines, project milestones and quality standards—while also staying on top of them as they evolve.
• You are a do'er who is good at leading, innovating, motivating, growing, developing, evaluating, communicating, and risking. That's a lot of 'ing'. Can you keep up? If yes, join us!
• You've got positive energy. You're optimistic about the future and determined to get there.
• You appreciate direct communication. You're both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let's face it, you can't have one without the other. You're cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
• You want to be part of a winning team. We're stronger together, and you're a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.

What You Will Do

• Analyze chain of title and review preparation of Title Reports
• Ensure completeness of each title search and the correct order of documents attached
• Verify that all pertinent parties to the search were correctly researched and documented
• Review all legal documents, including deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, judgments, settlement agreements, probate proceedings, easements, right-of-ways, and plats/maps
• Verify ownership, encumbrances, and legal descriptions of properties
• Ensure all legal documents and court proceedings are summarized correctly and succinctly
• Analyze restrictions and adverse items, and ensure proper annotations, defining their effect and possible hindrance of property sale or usage
• Follow up on all orders returned for corrections and conduct additional reviews prior to finalizing orders
• Handle all aspects of the title search via online county information, title plant information and local abstractor work.
• You will be working in different states and counties every day. One day you could be working in a title plant in Calif and the next you will be working on a county recorder website in KY.
• You will be searching commercial title 5 days a week/ 8 hrs a day.
• You must have the ability to plot legal descriptions for accuracy and completeness

What You Bring

• 3+ year of experience in commercial title searches
• Understanding of terminology and documents related to title search, title chain, and property ownership
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, following set quality standards
• Ability to multitask and review multiple orders simultaneously
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, and other Office tools
• Knowledge and proficiency with platting software, such as NetDeedPlotter and Metes&Bounds, are preferred, but not required
• Ability to collaborate effectively and work as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-moving, deadline-driven environment

Who We Are As An Employer

Pippin's culture is rooted in our core values, which promote an innovative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives and new ideas are celebrated. At Pippin, we believe that people who give their best deserve the best in return.

We offer a competitive compensation package including paid vacation, holidays, and 100% contribution to health insurance. Our compensation for this position is flexible based on experience. It is more important to us that we find the right candidate who will fit in with our culture and share our service values of pride, consistency, adaptability, and appreciation. If you are passionate about title search and quality, give us a chance to meet you.

Salary Range: $50k-70k based on the experience