P1 Hot Topics in the Michigan Title Landscape

Part 1 of 2 | Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Manufactured/mobile homes
• Properties held in trust
• Divorce
• Lady Bird/Life Estate Deeds
• Estates and Probate

P2 Hot Topics in the Michigan Title Landscape

Part 2 of 2 | Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Water rights/Riparian Rights
• Private Roads and Access
• Land Contracts
• Foreclosed Property/Sheriff’s Deeds
• Tax Foreclosure/County Sold Properties

Introduction to the Title Commitment

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• What is the Title Commitment
• The Commitment Jacket
• Schedule A of the Commitment
• Schedule BI Requirements
• Schedule BII Exceptions

Legal Descriptions

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Lot & Block in a Recorded Plat (subdivision)
• Condominiums, Site Condominiums
• Basic Metes/Bounds: origins of terminology
• What is insurable in M/B legal description
• NW Ordinances in MI, Government lots

Tenancy

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Tenancy is the manner in which Title is Held
• Tenants by the entireties –MARRIED INDIVIDUALS
• Tenants in Common
• Joint Tenants—without additional conditions
• Joint Tenants with rights of survivorship
• Life Estate & ENHANCED Life Estates

Fair Housing and Ethics

Earn 1 FAIR HOUSING CE credit | 1 hour

(Learn more about the Fair Housing credit requirements) 

• Five Codes of Ethics:
  • Integrity
  • Objectivity
  • Professional Competence
  • Confidentiality
  • Professional Behavior

Encumbrances Against Real Property in Michigan

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Notes regarding liens and attachments
• Types of Encumbrances (Liens)—Voluntary and involuntary
• Definitions of both types
• Specific types of liens and duration's  

Basics on 1031 Exchanges

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Key Points
• Rules 
  • 45 Day Rule
  • 180 Day Rule
  • Reverse Exchange Rule
  • Vacation Homes

Real Estate Fraud & Seller Impersonation in our Current Market Conditions

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Below market value
• Independent searches
• LLC and Corporations
• Meetings (virtual/in person/other)

Trust and Estates and Wills And Probate, Oh My...

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• What is a trust—working definition—tax shelter estate planning tool that is a non-live entity that can own real estate—let’s break that down
• Estates, Wills and Probate - definitions and explanations

FINCEN Residential Cash Transaction Reporting Requirements

Earn 1 legal CE credit | 1 hour

• Definition of FINCEN
• The Rule & Application
• Information required