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The Lien Follows the Machine
THE LIEN FOLLOWS THE MACHINE
402-484-5071
info@groundclearancellc.com
PO Box 80927 - Lincoln, NE 68501
The Lien Follows the Machine
THE LIEN FOLLOWS THE MACHINE
402-484-5071
info@groundclearancellc.com
PO Box 80927 - Lincoln, NE 68501
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  • REQUEST TO FILE
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Equipment Lien Search Blog

Welcome to the Ground Clearance blog. This used to be on a separate website at EquipmentLienSearchBlog.com. Have a story about how lien search saved your deal, or could have, and want to share it? Send it to info@GroundClearanceLLC.com or use this contact form and it might show up here!
 Did You Get an SBA Loan This Past Year?
By Sue
In Blog
Posted October 13, 2021

Did You Get an SBA Loan This Past Year?

Raise your hand if you took out a loan from the Small Business Administration in the past year. Many did. Did you read the fine print? You might want to request a lien search on yourself or your [...]

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 Did Your Creditor File a Termination When You Paid Off the Note?
By Sue
In Blog
Posted September 29, 2021

Did Your Creditor File a Termination When You Paid Off the Note?

It’s sad but true. Most creditors do not file terminations when lien notes are paid off. Some creditors will mail a copy of the termination to the customer to file, but most just [...]

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 Who Do You Trust? The Lien Follows the Machine
By Sue
In Blog
Posted September 1, 2021

Who Do You Trust? The Lien Follows the Machine

Did you know that Ground Clearance and NER (IRONcheck) work together to give you an additional layer of support when making your equipment deals? Every piece of equipment on a search request also [...]

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 Leased Equipment: What You Need to Do First
By Sue
In Blog
Posted August 11, 2021

Leased Equipment: What You Need to Do First

It is not legal to sell what you don’t own. Everyone knows that, right? Just as you can’t legally sell equipment that your brother-in-law owns, you also cannot sell equipment that is [...]

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By Sue
In Blog
Posted January 8, 2019

Lien search with a shortage of equipment

We have all heard, and you know well, about the shortage of equipment and the growing lead times from manufacturers. The scammers and thieves know this too and up their game accordingly. Ground [...]

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 Let Ground Clearance be your lien search department
By Sue
In Blog
Posted October 3, 2018

Let Ground Clearance be your lien search department

Do you feel like the only way you can have effective lien search in your business is to hire another person just for this purpose? And what do you have them do when they don’t have that work? And [...]

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By Sue
In Blog
Posted September 20, 2018

Title tips when buying or brokering titled vehicles, machines, etc

When buying titled pieces (vehicles, machinery, trailers, whatever) you should always request a copy of the front and back of the title prior to purchasing. Many states now use electronic titles, [...]

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By Sue
In Blog
Posted May 8, 2018

5 Reasons to request a lien search

You deal in used equipment one way or another whether buying, selling, auctioning, brokering,end-user, or as a creditor. What drives your reasons for having a lien search run or not to do so? [...]

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 One of the biggest concerns when buying used equipment is if it is stolen. Here are two things you can do to learn more about it.
By Sue
In Blog
Posted April 16, 2018

One of the biggest concerns when buying used equipment is if it is stolen. Here are two things you can do to learn more about it.

One of the biggest concerns when buying used equipment is if it is stolen. Here are two things you can do to learn more about it. Do an internet search for the seller by name, address, and phone [...]

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 Using Ground Clearance in your equipment listings
By Sue
In Blog
Posted February 26, 2018

Using Ground Clearance in your equipment listings

Did you know that if Ground Clearance does the lien search for the equipment you list for sale online, that you can include “Lien search conducted by Ground Clearance LLC” in your listing on any [...]

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 What are additional debtors?
By Sue
In Blog
Posted December 27, 2017

What are additional debtors?

Additional debtors are other persons ore companies liable for the debt carrying the note for which the lien was placed. John Deere is notorious for naming the owner of the company as additional [...]

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By Sue
In Blog
Posted December 27, 2017

Lien filing and the Rental/Leasing Industry

An article from American Rental Association (ARA) states “Equipment rental operations are in the business of renting equipment, so when it’s stolen, they have been deprived of more than just [...]

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 Terminating your UCC
By Sue
In Blog
Posted December 27, 2017

Terminating your UCC

  In today’s financial world, when a note is paid off the creditor usually sends you a letter stating the note is paid. Along with it is a UCC document which will terminate the lien [...]

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 Want to know something crazy?
By genr8admin
In Blog
Posted December 22, 2016

Want to know something crazy?

Want to know something crazy? The amount of people in the equipment industry, whether dealer, broker, or end user, who have no idea that lien search even exists. That is scary more than it crazy [...]

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 Integrating Lien Search into your business – as a matter of policy
By genr8admin
In Blog
Posted November 17, 2016

Integrating Lien Search into your business – as a matter of policy

Have you been considering using lien search as a company policy? Consider these points when making that decision Make it mandatory – Sales persons need to know that lien search is mandatory [...]

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 Ensure that your integrity is without question.
By genr8admin
In Blog
Posted March 29, 2016

Ensure that your integrity is without question.

As someone who has spent a lot of years helping others do business the right way, it really rubs me the wrong way when I am told “the seller won’t sell to me if their creditors will be contacted” [...]

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 Why blanket liens matter
By genr8admin
In Blog
Posted March 29, 2016

Why blanket liens matter

I realize this post looks like the beginning of a nap, but..hang in there. You won’t regret it. It’s good info if this is the question you wonder about or discuss with others. Blanket [...]

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 Can you search by serial number?
By genr8admin
In Blog
Posted February 25, 2016

Can you search by serial number?

The short answer is “no”. In the US liens are filed by the debtor name. If we filed by serial number the blanket liens and surety bonds wouldn’t show up in the search. The name of the owner [...]

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By genr8admin
In Blog, Questions by you
Posted January 7, 2016

Searching on your own company

I get many calls from people wanting to do a search on their own company and wonder if they should. Definitely! It is always good to know what is filed on your company – or yourself if you [...]

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