How It Works
Four steps, and the documents arrive by email
Records come from electronic county land records rather than a trip to the courthouse. That is what makes the turnaround hours instead of days — and it is also what sets the limits, which this page states plainly.
Give us the property
The street address, city, state and zip identify the parcel in most cases. An APN — the Assessor's Parcel Number — is not required, but it removes any ambiguity about which parcel to pull, which matters most in rural counties where tracts are described by metes and bounds rather than by lot number. An owner name helps us confirm we have the right property.
Pick the product
A is a scanned copy of the most recently recorded current-owner deed. B retrieves any recorded document you name — a lien, mortgage, lease or plat map — by address, by name, or by the index you provide. C searches the parcel for open mortgages and every recorded assignment of them. D searches a name or address for open judgments and involuntary liens over a period you set. These are four separate products, not tiers of one: pick the one that answers your question, and each links to a real sample you can open first.
Place the order
Order through the checkout. All information is kept confidential and is not disclosed. We use secure servers and data encryption, and no notice is made of your search — nothing is filed, and the property owner is not contacted. Orders received after 2:00 PM Pacific are treated as received the next business day.
Open the emailed link
Documents are normally sent by email link, and the link provides access to the electronic documents. A current deed or document retrieval averages one to three business days; a mortgage assignment chain or a judgment and lien search averages three to five. Times vary with the county’s records access. The documents stay posted for 60 to 90 days, after which they may be removed, so download them at your earliest convenience.
The Limits
What can slow an order down, or stop it
Most properties have information in electronic records. Some do not, and there is no way to know which from the address alone. Where a specific property's records are not available online, the only source for the documents is the municipal records office — and that is a different service with a different turnaround.
Recording and indexing practice varies county by county. A county that indexes by name will surface different things from one that indexes by parcel, and neither is wrong. This is why the report says what was recorded rather than what is true.
Worth knowing before you order
- Only open mortgages are reported: The mortgage assignment chain reports mortgages that are open and unsatisfied of record, together with every recorded assignment of them.
- Lien amounts are not always recorded: The amount is listed in most cases, where the lienholder or the recorder provided it.
- Additional research is quoted, not assumed: Where a property's records call for research beyond the product ordered, the terms allow us to invoice for it as a separate sale — which means you are asked first.
- Delays outside our control: Court closures, document retrieval, third-party performance and weather are all named in the terms as things that can push an order past the stated window.
The full contractual language is on the terms page.
Confidentiality
No notice is made of your search
All information is kept confidential, and not disclosed. We use secure servers and data encryption. No notice is made of your search — nothing is filed in the county, and the property owner is not contacted.
Search reports are for the client's own use. Even a search you order at the request of a third party — your bank, your attorney, another entity — is provided for your use only, and you are responsible for confirming the report suits the use you have in mind. Lawful-use obligations are set out in the terms.
Order Your Property Documents
Pick the product that covers what you need — a current deed retrieval from $75, or a search for the mortgages, judgments and liens recorded against the property. Records are retrieved from the county's public records office and arrive as an emailed link, typically in one to three business days for a retrieval and three to five for a search. Open a sample first if you want to see exactly what you get.
Questions? Call 877-848-5337 or email info@afxllc.com