Escrow & Title
Virginia's grantor-grantee index system requires searchers to find a deed by looking in the index under:
AThe property address
BThe grantor's name in deed books to trace the chain of title backward✓ Correct
CThe property's parcel identification number only
DThe lender's name
Explanation
The traditional grantor-grantee index requires a title searcher to trace the chain of title by searching forward through grantee records and backward through grantor records in the circuit court deed books.
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