What Does A Title Agent Actually Do?

04/15/2026 10:43 AM Mark Goodman

As we’ve recommended on this blog many times, it’s in your best interest to connect with a title services company like Commercial Partners if you’re considering expanding your commercial real estate portfolio. They’ll be able to help with a number of essential steps along the way, but what exactly do they do?

While a title services agent will have a number of different roles throughout your commercial buying process, they have three main responsibilities that ensure the process runs smoothly. We discuss those three main responsibilities in today’s blog.

Three Responsibilities Of A Title Agent

Your title agent will be performing a variety of tasks to assist with the acquisition of a new commercial property, but typically their services fall under one of three main responsibilities, which are:

Title Investigation - First and foremost, the biggest responsibility the title agent has is to research a property’s title to see if there are any issues that require clearance prior to closing. They’ll examine the chain of custody and determine if there are any liens or encumbrances that could complicate a clean title transfer. If the seller has obligations that need to be resolved prior to closing, the title agent will identify these issues so that the seller can take care of them prior to closing, because if they remain unresolved, there’s a possibility that those problems will become your mess to clean up once you’ve closed on the property. We want to protect your financial interest by ensuring there are no clouds on the title that could cause problems for you once you take over the property.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Another responsibility we have is ensuring that all necessary documents for closing are prepared, signed and notarized as needed prior to closing. Certain documents will need to be prepared to meet lender requirements and in order to record the deed. We will make sure you’ve signed all your paperwork and all the documents needed for closing are prepared well in advance of that date.
Escrow Agent - Finally, your title services agent will act as a neutral third party when it comes to escrowing funds. We will collect all funds required to complete a transaction and then safely and securely disburse those funds to parties who are due payment. This ensures all parties can have the peace of mind knowing that they’ll have access to specific funds and payments once they’ve upheld their obligations to the other involved parties. We will also communicate with all parties to ensure they know what steps they need to complete by specific dates in order to receive allotted funds. Having a third-party securely hold and disburse funds makes it easier for all parties to trust that they’ll get paid if they act in good faith.

We’ll do plenty of other things within each of these responsibilities, but know that our goal is to help make sure everything runs smoothly from the day you’ve identified a potential property until you’ve signed on the dotted line on closing date. Commercial real estate can be

complex and involves large sums of money, so trust the process to a team of professionals with a track record of delivering results. For more information on how we’ll help with your first or your next commercial acquisition, connect with the team at Commercial Partners today at (612) 337-2470.