Lime wasn't started by people trying to build another title company.
It started on the other side of the closing table—after years of watching good transactions become harder than they needed to be because nobody knew what was happening next.
The problem wasn't title. It was the experience around it.
Before Lime Title, Sebastian spent years working in real estate brokerage and mortgage lending. That meant seeing title from the side of the people whose deals depended on it: buyers waiting for answers, sellers trying to understand their numbers, agents managing deadlines, and lenders trying to get a transaction across the finish line.
After hundreds of residential and commercial transactions, the same friction kept showing up. Information lived in too many places. Updates came only after someone asked. A simple question could bounce between several people before reaching the person actually handling the file.
The title work could be correct and the closing could still feel completely out of control.
Lime Title Agency was built around a straightforward idea: keep the title work rigorous, but make the experience around it much clearer. Give people a reliable point of contact. Communicate before they have to chase an update. Make the next step obvious whenever possible.
That operating philosophy still shapes how Lime handles purchases, refinances, FSBO transactions, investor files, probate sales, land contracts, and more complex residential and commercial closings throughout Michigan.
How you end up building a title company.
Not from a pitch deck. From seeing the same transaction problems often enough that the solution becomes obvious.
Real estate
Learning what agents, buyers, and sellers actually need when a transaction is moving.
Mortgage lending
Seeing the title process from the lender side, where timing, figures, and documentation matter differently.
Hundreds of closings
Enough transactions to recognize which frustrations were occasional—and which were built into the old process.
Lime Title
A Michigan title agency designed around clearer ownership, proactive updates, and better transaction coordination.
Know what's happening. Know who owns the next step. Know who to call.
Communication should be proactive.
An update is most useful before someone has to ask for it. Lime is built around keeping transaction parties informed as the file moves.
Ownership should be obvious.
People should know where to go when the file needs attention. Fewer handoffs and clearer responsibility make difficult transactions easier to manage.
Complex doesn't have to feel chaotic.
Title can involve curative work, payoffs, underwriting, lender requirements, documents, signing, funding, and recording. The client experience should still feel organized.
Modern where it helps. Experienced where it matters.
The technology is useful. The communication matters. But neither replaces knowing how to get a real estate transaction closed.
Brighton, Michigan, serving transactions across the state.
Buyers, sellers, real estate professionals, mortgage lenders, investors, and attorneys who need a reliable closing partner.
Purchases, refinances, FSBOs, investor and wholesale transactions, land contracts, probate sales, and more complex residential or commercial files.
In-office, remote, and mobile closing coordination supported by a broader notary network.
