What you genuinely can do yourself
- Pull the land record (Bhulekh, ReLIS, Bhoomi, etc.) and match the owner to the seller.
- Obtain and read the encumbrance certificate for obvious mortgages and gaps.
- Run a basic litigation search on the seller's name via eCourts.
- Check RERA registration for a developer project.
- Benchmark the price against listings in the area.
If you are diligent and patient, these steps alone will catch many problems and are absolutely worth doing.
Where DIY hits its limits
- Deep title chain analysis: reconciling a 30-year chain against the EC is technical and easy to get wrong.
- Land hazard: flood, landslide, seismic, and subsidence risk require geological and satellite data and spatial analysis most buyers cannot access.
- Comprehensive litigation: cases span multiple courts and name variants; a casual search misses them.
- State-specific law: rules like Uttarakhand's Bhu Kanoon are easy to misread.
- Document authenticity: spotting a forged deed or POA takes expertise.
The honest middle path
Do the basic checks yourself — they are valuable and cheap. But recognise that the highest-consequence risks (title defects, land hazard, sophisticated fraud) are exactly the ones hardest to check alone. That is where a professional check or a platform earns its fee many times over.
How to think about cost
A competent lawyer's title check costs ₹15,000–30,000 and takes weeks. A platform check is faster and cheaper for the data-heavy parts. The right answer is often both: do the basics yourself, use a platform for the data-heavy verification, and bring in a lawyer for the final legal opinion on anything complex.
Where propxpraman fits
propxpraman automates the data-heavy verification — title chain, encumbrance, litigation, land hazard, and price — in one fast report with every claim cited, so your own effort and your lawyer's time both go further. It is the layer between DIY and a full legal engagement.