Our Services
We assist buyers, sellers, agents, lenders, developers, builders, and lawyers in real estate transactions. As a Title Insurance and Abstract Company, we have been providing unequaled service for over 35 years in Northeast Florida.
Residential Real Estate Closings
Title Searches
Title Insurance
Commercial Real Estate Closings
Call on us for all your Real Estate Closing & Title Insurance needs.
We offer closings at the time and place convenient to customers in our area at no extra charge.
Our service area includes all of Florida!
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* Stephen Collins has been in business since 1991, these statistics are inclusive of all work with which he has been involved.
Our Team
Meet our team of Professionals.
Stephen Collins Stephen@GoLandTitle.com
Stephen Collins offers a knowledgeable voice in a dynamic industry — real estate — a market that affects us all. As President and Owner of Land Title of America, Inc. in St. Augustine, he presents expert insight, and an open dialogue for real estate related questions and comments.
Cindy Brown Cindy@RustyLaw.com
Lisa Byers Lisa@GoLandTitle.com
Wayde Carter Wayde@GoLandTitle.com
B. J. Farris BJ@GoLandTitle.com
Shannon Gray Shannon@GoLandTitle.com
Wendy Rogers Wendy@GoLandTitle.com
Mission Statement
Land Title of America, Inc. is a title insurance company that fulfills the title insurance and closing needs of the real estate industry within the guidelines set forth in the Florida Administrative Code Chapter 4-186 and Chapter 626, Part V of the Florida Statutes.
Our current and potential customers are most valued in our company. Without them, we are not. Because of this, we are reliable, courteous, accurate, and very service oriented. We recognize the significance of customer input. We know how to effectively use their innovative ideas and constructive criticism.
We are honest in all our dealings. We uphold, sustain, and obey all the laws of the land. We do not compromise our values and standards for money.
We value the right to own real property, and desire to protect that right. We know that our forefathers and our friends of this century have fought and died for this right. We do not take for granted the great cost of our freedom.
Latest news
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Even When You’re Right
Even when you know you’re right, you can get into a legal dispute. Say you’re driving down the street, following all the traffic rules, signs and signals and someone pulls out in front of you and hits you. It was the other driver’s fault – the other driver failed to yield the right-of-way, but that still leaves you with a smashed car and the inconvenience.
A property title claim is like a car wreck. It is the collision of your ownership rights with a challenge. The dispute could be completely bogus- Cousin Alfie says Aunt Ignatius left the house to him, except your property never had a house on it-but you are responsible to defend your ownership. Cousin Alfie doesn’t have a case- he’s not even your cousin- but he can get your property by default if you don’t defend yourself.
It is very expensive to be totally innocent and right. No matter how right you are and how wrong Cousin Alfie is, you have to defend your ownership rights in a court of law…. And that gets expensive!
Who knows what Cousin Alfie’s smoking, but you’re gonna want some if you have to foot that bill to hire a lawyer out of pocket. That’s where paying a one-time fee for title insurance is a grand luxury.
Title Insurance covers the legal expense to defend your ownership rights…. And provides the lawyer.
Yeah, a title claim is a hassle, like having to take your car to the body shop, but with title insurance, it means the repair bill is prepaid.
Even when you’re right, you’re responsible to defend that right. Title insurance can help in a big way.
Liens, Mortgages, and Branding
Stephen Collins and Rusty Collins talk about Liens and Mortgages as well as the recent passing of Justice Antonin Scalia. Guest speaker Jonathan Collins weighed in on rebranding Land Title of America.
MURPHY’S LAW
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, especially in real estate, which is why you should take appropriate precautions to minimize financial risk, whether you’re buying a home to live in or an investment property. Murphy was a competitive mudder, had him the fastest four-wheel-drive on semi-dry land—‘Murphy’s Mud Bucket.’ Like most of us,
SHE COULD OWN YOUR HOUSE
Isn’t she cute? Did you know this little girl could own your home, evict you, and throw out all your stuff? In the State of Florida, if a person lives in a home and has a minor child, that child inherits the house. What if the previous homeowner had a girlfriend you didn’t know about?
IMPLIED EASEMENT OR IMPAIRED EASEMENT?
Henry the Hunter bought himself a plot of 40 acres right smack in the middle of nowhere. It was the perfect piece of land. Beautiful layout and just the right retreat from the womenfolk. Only thing was, he couldn’t get to it. The front side of the property was a meandering swamp that swelled up