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>>mecred+(OP)
1. Author lost me at his first sentence: "Like most people, I’ve had my identity stolen once or twice in my life." I am careful and aware of this possibility, but AFAIK I have not experienced this, nor have "most people" I know. o_O Crazy times.

2. I don't even understand how a title transfer could happen without verifying ownership. Is the title system in the USA decentralized or that much different than elsewhere? i.e. Torrens-style

>>emptyb+dq
I also wondered why someone would own an empty lot in another town for years on end and neither build on it nor sell it.

>>rwmj+Yu
See I can understand this. e.g. a family asset for children, a property to build a retirement home on, a hunting property, or simply a real investment.