The Boone County Recorder's Office today issued a press release warning Boone County residents about mailings sent from a Fulton-based company, Record Retrieval. This mailer offers to send a certified copy of the Warranty Deed for your home for $87 or more. This company simply turns around the public record from the Recorder's Office and mails it to the resident. There is nothing special about what they do with the document.
They are making a large profit on this, because they only pay the Recorder $1 per page plus $1 for certification. Most warranty deeds are 1-3 pages, so the direct cost is probably around $5.
If you ever need a copy of your warranty deed, you can go to the Recorder's office directly in any county, not just Boone County. Or, the Boone County Recorder has a website at www.showmeboone.com/recorder to contact them directly to request your documents.
Most homeowners receive a copy of their warranty deed at closing, and recieve the original, certified deed in the mail within a few weeks of closing. Please be aware of this scam, and pass along to your friends & family.
JK
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