Michael Andrew Jarrell picked up two adjacent lots in the Alpine Meadows subdivision on June 18, purchasing Lots 16 and 17 of Block 2 from James Bosshardt in a transaction recorded the same day at the Lewis and Clark County Recorder's Office.
All four filings — the warranty deed, the mortgage, the declaration of homestead, and a capital-flows record — hit the recorder's office simultaneously on June 18, suggesting a coordinated closing. The deed is recorded in Book M65, Page 5086, and the mortgage follows immediately at Page 5087.
Jarrell financed the purchase through Mortgage Research Center LLC, with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. and Veterans United Home Loans also named on the mortgage instrument. Veterans United is a lender that exclusively serves military borrowers using VA-backed loans, indicating Jarrell likely used a VA loan for the purchase.
The same day the deed was recorded, Jarrell filed a Declaration of Homestead on the two lots — a step that, under Montana law, provides a measure of protection on a primary residence against certain creditor claims. County records flag Jarrell as a potentially out-of-area buyer, though the homestead filing suggests he intends to make this his primary residence.
Alpine Meadows is a residential subdivision on Helena's west side. The back-to-back lot acquisition gives Jarrell a combined parcel in the neighborhood.