Mineral rights: Do you own them?

The biggest questions homeowners have been asking about themselves about mineral rights lately: 1) Do we own them? 2) How do we find out if we own them? 3) Do we hold on to them if we sell our house?And 4) What are the chances that we get them if we buy a home?

Here's Jim Fuquay's story on what you should know about mineral rights, and his account of what happened when he sought to determine whether he owns the mineral rights on his Arlington home.

-- Scott Nishimura

Comments

[Josh Wright]

I recently inquired about the same information from a site called Mineral Ranger www.mineralranger.com

Apparently you can get a free quote on a mineral title search and then go through the process electronically. I plan on giving it a try in the coming months.

[richard kirchner]

my father pasted away last year. we have lived on the same property for over 30 years. i need to find out if he had any mineral rights on the property. and how much there worth. thank you!