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Real Estate Law and Title Services

The Law Office of Suzan Messina is a full-service title and closing company offering legal services throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine since 1999.

SERVICES:

      • Lender Representation (purchase, refinance, construction loans, home equity loans, IRS 1031 Exchanges, Rehabilitation loans, VA/FHA loans)
      • Buyer and Seller Representation
        • Cash or Seller Financed Transactions
        • For Sale by Owner (FSBO)
      • Escrow & Settlement Services
      • Title Examination (in-house)
      • Document Preparation (deeds, contracts, trusts, wills, etc.)
      • Commercial Transactions

Our title examinations are performed in-house, enabling us to identify and address title issues in a more efficient and timely manner, thereby minimizing delays in the transaction.

All files are assigned to 1 of our 2 processing paralegals, who handle all aspects of your transaction from start-to-finish, keeping you up to date as your file progresses – and all under the guidance of our experienced attorneys.

Closings are scheduled at the convenience of our clients.

      • We travel throughout all of Massachusetts and New Hampshire – we come to you!
      • Our customer care and attention to detail does not stop at the closing table.

Our attorneys have direct experience with:

      • Wills/Powers of Attorney/Health Care Directives
      • Trusts
      • Business Entity Formation and Transfers of Interest
      • Estate Planning
      • Probate Filings
      • Tax Planning
      • Lease Drafting and Negotiation (residential and commercial)
      • Land Use Matters (zoning/planning)

ABOUT US

ABOUT US

Suzan A. Messina Esq.Suzan A. Messina Esq.
Attorney at Law – 603.437.8004, ext. 1003
Legal representation regarding real estate matters; tax issues including preparation of tax returns and tax-free exchanges; estate planning including wills and trusts.

Bankruptcies, foreclosures, and REO’s.

 

 


Phyllis Knowlton
Office manager/Title Abstractor – 603.437.8004, ext. 1002
Obtain all documents necessary for closing; prepare closing packages and related legal documentation; interface with lenders, brokers, buyers and sellers regarding scheduling and closing conditions; post-closing disbursement and funding.

Phyllis has over 19 years in the legal profession and performs all aspects of title searches.    She also assists in the day to day operation of the law firm. 


Russell Bartlett
Russell Bartlett

 Russell Bartlett

Professional Paralegal
Paralegal with 20 years of residential & commercial real estate experience. BA from Dartmouth College MBA from Boston University

Law Offices of Suzan A. Messina
v – (603) 437-8004 x1004
f – (603) 437-8007

CONTACT

Contact Us

Address
Londonderry Square Professional Offices
50 Nashua Road, Suite 214
Londonderry, NH 03053

Hours
Monday—Friday: 8:30AM–5:00PM

Phone
voice – 603.437.8004
fax – 603.437.8007

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DIRECTIONS

From Nashua:
Take Route 102 from Hudson into Londonderry. You will pass Crossroads Shopping Center and Dunkin Donuts on the right. Proceed through two sets of lights and at the third set of lights, Gladstone Ford will be on the right, take a left at the light and immediately take another left into the Londonderry Square Professional Offices. Enter the building under the clock. We are on the second floor, Suite 214.

From Manchester/North:
Take Route 93 South to Exit 4. At the top of the ramp, go right. At the second light (Gladstone Ford is on the left) turn right, then an immediate left into the Londonderry Square Professional Offices. Enter the building under the clock. We are on the second floor, Suite 214.

From the South/Massachusetts:
Take Route 93 North to Exit 4. At the top of the ramp turn left. Go straight through the light on top of the bridge and continue through the next light, and at the third light (Gladstone Ford is on the left), turn right, then an immediate left into the Londonderry Square Professional Offices. Enter the building under the clock. We are on the second floor, Suite 214.

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    TITLE INSURANCE

    WHAT IS TITLE INSURANCE?

      • Title insurance coverage protects the owner against losses due to hidden defects in their home ownership;
      • Title insurance is important and gives you peace of mind that one of your largest investments is protected;
      • It is a one-time fee that will protect your property rights for as long as you own the property.

    LOAN POLICY

    When you purchase a new home by securing a mortgage, you are required by your lender to purchase lender’s title insurance.

    This coverage lasts for the life-time of your loan as stated within the policy, and it insures the lender against covered title defects up to the amount of insurance.

    OWNER’S POLICY

    You have the option of purchasing owner’s title insurance, which lasts for your lifetime and

    We are agents and issue policies for 3 of the largest nationwide title insurance companies:

      • First American Title Insurance Co.
      • Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
      • Chicago Title Insurance Co.

    If ownership of your property is ever challenged, title insurance will defend your possession of the property and assume the legal costs of that defense for as long as you and your heirs own the property – and will pay for your losses, as your title insurance policy provides.

    PREMIUM

    Title insurance is a one-time premium (for lender’s or owner’s coverage) that is paid at the time of closing, based on the total value of your home and the amount of your loan.

    10 REASONS TO BUY TITLE INSURANCE

      1. The Seller is not the true owner of the land (false impersonation)
      2. Forged documents (deeds, releases of mortgages, etc.)
      3. Documents executed under fabricated or expired powers of attorney
      4. Incorrect legal descriptions
      5. Deeds to or from corporations before incorporation or after dissolution
      6. Undisclosed heirs (missing heirs, heirs born after the date of a will, etc.)
      7. Errors in Probate (misinterpretation of a Will, deed or other document)
      8. Defective deeds (by persons of unsound mind/minors/under duress)
      9. A failure to properly waive homestead rights
      10. Mistakes in recording legal documents

    RESOURCES

    RESOURCES – HELPFUL WEBSITES

    NEW HAMPSHIRE – REGISTRY OF DEEDS:

    NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE WEBSITES:

    NH TAX ASSESSING INFORMATION:

    MASSACHUSETTS – REGISTRY OF DEEDS:

    http://masslandrecords.com

    Secretary of State:     https://www.sec.state.ma.us/rod/rodidx.htm

    MAINE – REGISTRIES OF DEEDS:

    Dept. of Revenue:      https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/property-tax

    FEDERAL & STATE SITES:

    REAL ESTATE TRADE SITES:

    NATIONAL WEBSITES: