Escrow & Title
Michigan's race-notice recording statute means a subsequent purchaser is protected if they:
ARecord first without actual notice of a prior unrecorded interest✓ Correct
BSimply pay more than the previous buyer
CClose escrow before the prior buyer
DObtain lender financing before the prior buyer
Explanation
Michigan is a race-notice state: a subsequent purchaser for value who records first AND has no actual or constructive notice of a prior unrecorded interest takes priority over that prior interest.
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