If you want to examine something closely and go over every single detail, then you should scrutinize it. Like the way your mom probably assesses your outfit before you leave the house for school. Scrutinizing is very different from glancing or gazing. It's even more than a long, hard look. To scrutinize something, you have to look at it really critically, investigating every nook and cranny.
Some title defects are extremely difficult to resolve. (By law, the closing attorney must provide new home buyers with a certification of title). Title Insurance. The closing attorney also coordinates the issuance of title insurance to the lender and the new home buyer.
The buyers title company will conduct a search on title prior to selling them a title policy and doing the closing work. Sometimes a listing agent will have their title provider do a 'quick search' to determine if their are any liens on the home as well as any other clouds on title. This is usually done prior to listing so there are no 'surprises' when the buyers title company goes to do the closing title work.