I just won an Ebay auction of Benjamin Timeshares and have my choice of Lakeside Closing Service or LT Transfers. Anyone had recent experience with either of them?
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I have used LT Transfers multiple times. They are Tuggers and they do a good job.
Another vote for LT. They've been great any time I've dealt with them.
Update, I went with LT Transfers and thus far, I'm not impressed. They've had the file close to 3 weeks and at this point, the new deed hasn't been prepared. I did a title search and emailed the previously recorded docs so it's a pretty simple process but maybe they are backlogged.
All I can say is that, from submission of the contract in August, it took LT ~ 3 weeks to get the transfer completed, and that included snail-mail for the docs and a check that I forgot to sign... but for my error, it might've taken 2 weeks.
I say, kudos tor them, as 3 to 6 month closings have been reported with other closing agencies.
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I have had some (not LT) that took about 75 days before they sent out the new deed to be signed. Be thankful you didn't have to use one of those closing companies. LT isn't nearly as fast as those ebay sellers that already have everything prepared before the ebay auction (sometimes including a signature from the sellers) and the have it recorded within a week.
LT closings take an average of 20-45 days to record the deed. They immediately send it to be processed at the resort level. It isn't the fastest but it is reasonable. They do a good job and probably have less errors and mistakes than I have seen with other companies. I would rather they take the extra 7-10 days upfront than have to fix mistakes after it has been recorded.