An Athens man checking on his property taxes discovered someone filed a quitclaim deed and purchased his home for $10. ... Scam tips: Report: Georgia residents a top target for con artists.

A quitclaim deed is a document often used by relatives to transfer ownership of a property. ... Mobley said she was in Georgia for work at the time the quitclaim deed was notarized in 2012, ...

A quitclaim deed is a method for legally transferring real estate without selling it. There are also technicalities and state-specific rules to follow for this type of deed.

While there is no national data on quitclaim deed fraud specifically, the FBI said that from 2019 to 2023, 58,141 victims reported $1.3 billion in losses related to real estate fraud.

Deed theft: Georgia alert system can help protect homeowners from house stealing. By Denise Dillon Updated June 14, 2023 11:00pm EDT Douglas County. FOX 5 Atlanta Thieves faking ...

Quit using quitclaim deeds. These little gems are the bane of title insurance companies and lawyers everywhere. A quitclaim deed is a document where the grantor uses words such as “remise ...

ATLANTA — Following years of Channel 2 Action News coverage, a new Georgia law takes effect Wednesday to help prevent deed theft and title fraud.. The legislation, House Bill 1292, was signed by ...

If the parent quickly quitclaim deeds the land to their child, which has the legal effect of transferring the parent’s basis of $100,000 in the $1 million land, the child will owe $288,000 in ...