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Marty and Max: Escrow, the blind side of real estate

| February 23, 2024 1:00 AM

“Now y'all would guess that the highest-paid player on an NFL team is the quarterback. And you'd be right. What you probably don't know is that more often than not, the second-highest-paid player is, thanks to Lawrence Taylor, a left tackle. Because as every housewife knows, the first check you write is for the mortgage, but the second is for the insurance and the left tackle’s job is to protect the quarterback from what he can't see coming. To protect his blind side.” — Leigh Anne Tuohy

In real estate, there too is a blind side, and this is where things can get a little scary and you too need insurance. Title Insurance. I visited with subject matter expert Jacquelyn Scappini with North Idaho Title to help navigate the nuances of title insurance. 

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