When I posted this here I also posted it in the News for Public Officials and in The Title Report group on LinkedIn where it has created quite a buzz. Here are highlights of some of the comments in The Title Report group about this very important issue.

 "What a disgrace to our industry!! How can (we) expose them and make them illegal in our state"? Title Company Owner

"The lender just wants it done fast and often doesn't want a domestic person to 'find a problem.'" Landman

"I refuse to use lenders who direct me to deal with their customer service dept. that is away from the U.S." Senior Escrow Officer/Manager

"you might have searches done where important documents are missed because the examiner didn't know it was important. And that's a problem" Title Examiner

"With no knowledge of the local area and atmosphere many times off shore title companies are . . . making all kinds of mistakes as to parcels, legal descriptions and just plain facts on properties" Researcher

"keep it in the USA....DO NOT SHIP TO OTHERS!!! These documents are delicate and essential to searching.....TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH SHIPPING OVERSEAS!!!" President, Land Transfer Company

"I can't work with them personally. I just don't have that much patience" Real Estate Attorney

"Anyone from another country , that has never set foot in a courthouse - has no idea of what a title search requires or how to even begin to check for name variances, misspellings, etc" Title Company Owner

"With offshore search companies, you are asking someone with no local knowledge to examine property here in NYS" Attorney