Oh for heaven's sake.  Middlesex South ROD in Masschusetts has records indexed by name, & by street address.  In Essex South deed information is entered by name, with links to previous deed(s); street numbers; Lot # & plan reference(s). Mortgages have links to the property owners' deed, along with complete marginal references (from 1998).  

  I notice that the author of this piece is a little short on the detail end of things - she believes that some sort of spreadsheet system could be used.  She also doesn't appear to know anything about the Torrens system, which is an alternate recording system in Mass & other places    If it ain't broke don't fix it & not for anything, clients pay me not only for my know how on titles but also  for my  knowledge of the computer systems I use.  That, incidentally, is what is going to possibly guarantee failure & heartbreak for people attempting to do titles from very remote locations.  I just got a call from someone who may  end up being a former client, asking whether or not a title search could be done by street address in the counties I cover.  I told them the truth - that it could be.  The question, of course, is "should it be".     I know the answer to that as does everyone who goes on this site.