Tara Carpenter
[email protected]Tara Carpenter was born January 27, 1980 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa County, she attended the University of Alabama. She majored in Management with a minor in Political Science and graduated summa cum laude in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science from the College of Business and Commerce.
In 1998, Tara began her real estate career as a real estate assistant and title searcher with the law firm of Rosen Harwood, P. A. Upon graduation, Tara accepted the Assistant Real Estate Manager position within the law firm. From 2001 to 2010, Tara became efficient in the preparation of HUD-1 Settlement Statements in accordance with RESPA, FHA, VA and Conventional loan requirements and regulations. She gained years of experience in the underwriting and closing of both residential and complex commercial real estate transactions, and is intimately familiar with the new RESPA guidelines for real estate transactions.
Tara joined locally owned Jabsco Oil Operating, LLC, in 2010. In this position, she was responsible for the monthly revenue disbursements to mineral interest owners and the calculation and payment of severance taxes for over 90 wells operated by the company in Alabama. As Lease Administrator, she preformed mineral title searches from patent and actively leased the mineral and mining rights for properties located in the Alabama counties of Fayette, Lamar, Marion and Pickens.
In April 2011, Tara was named as Manager of Queen City Title. As Manager she is responsible for overseeing the daily activities of the real estate department. With over 13 years of practice in the real estate and title insurance business, she is experienced in reviewing title work and relevant documents to insure the Seller has good title to convey, and subsequently issuing the title insurance commitments and policies to clients. As Manager of Queen City Title, Tara is dedicated to providing streamlined closings along with excellent customer service.
As a member of the Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors, Tara has served on the Affiliate Council and the Community Service Projects Committee.