I need true examples of a second lien.

If I have one note with one mortgage and come in and get another note with another mortgage for some home improvements. Is that a true second lien?

The lien position will be based on the outstanding number of deeds and the order in which they were filed.

In your example, if the first loan had a deed prepared and filed 1/1/10 and there were no other "active" deeds on the books, that is a first lien. If you filed a different deed on the second loan on 2/1/10 (and did not release the 1/1/10 deed), it would be a second lien.