Commercial Title Examiner (Remote)
Posted Aug 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the most complicated commercial title you've worked on.
What they are checking: Whether their experience covers real commercial complexity, not just residential files.
How do you stay productive working remotely on long, detailed exams?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage their own time and focus without supervision.
Tell me about a time you learned something new on the job that made you a better examiner.
What they are checking: Whether they keep building expertise, which the posting describes as part of the role.
What would you do
You find that a corporate seller was dissolved years ago. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize entity authority problems and know how to clear them.
You're working independently and hit a question you can't resolve. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know when to seek underwriter guidance rather than guessing on a high-value deal.
About the work
Walk me through how you examine title on an industrial property with several parcels.
What they are checking: Whether they can handle commercial complexity, including multiple parcels and legal descriptions.
How do you deal with a property that has a long history of easements and utility agreements?
What they are checking: Whether they can identify which recorded easements affect the land and how to report them.
How do you handle legal descriptions that don't match between the deed and the survey?
What they are checking: Whether they can spot and resolve description discrepancies before they become claims.
How do you review leases and memoranda of lease that affect a commercial property?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how tenant rights affect title on commercial properties.
How do you trace a chain of title when a property has been subdivided and combined over time?
What they are checking: Whether they can follow complex ownership history accurately on commercial land.
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