When I lived in NJ I bought and sold 2 homes....and there are no title companies. People use lawyers...which I prefer, because title companies are supposedly "neutral"...but from my viewpoint, when I am making the largest purchase or sale in my life...I want someone who is 100 percent on my side...looking out for my interests.

So when I bought this house in Ca....I hired a lawyer on top of the title company because it was the largest purchase of my life and I wanted someone on my side.

When I bought the second home in nevada I went through a title company and bought from a builder of a complex of homes....and everything seems to have gone well. No lawyer though

I know that title companies are common place in NV and Ca.....and they are a way of life.

But does anyone see the need to have a lawyer in addition to the title company.

In theory. i mean.

Of course you can tell me that you used a title company and things went well...but I already know that may people including myself have used them without a lawyer.