CTC: The Only Way to Verify a Title

Never Trust a Photocopy. Anyone can Photoshop a land title. Before you bid on a property (especially outside of bank auctions), you must get a CTC (Certified True Copy) . Where to Get It Go to the Registry of Deeds (RD) where the property is located. Give them the Title Number. Pay a small fee. They will print the actual records from their vault. If it has a mortgage annotation: It will show up here. If it is clean: It will say “No Encumbrances.”