As a land investor, I've closed a lot of deals myself (without the help of a professional closing agent). After facilitating hundreds of closings this way, I've developed a good fundamental understanding of how to close real estate deals on my own. Whenever my profit margin in the deal is $5K or higher, it's pretty easy to justify the value of title insurance, but NOT necessarily enough to cover the cost of paying for a title company or real estate attorney to facilitate the closing for me. Based on a property's market value, this is how I approach it: Category A: If