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ESCROW & THE What do closing costs include?
CLOSING T h e c l o s i n g c o s t s w i l l i n c l u d e t i t l e
PROCESS p r e m i u m , t a x e s , n o t a r y f e e s , l o a n f e e s ,
e s c r o w f e e s a n d r e c o r d i n g f e e s .

How do I open escrow?
Escrow is a financial O n o c c a s i o n , y o u r r e a l e s t a t e a g e n t w i l l
arrangement between two o p e n a n e s c r o w a c c o u n t f o r t h e

parties that then enlist a t r a n s a c t i o n , b u t a n y p a r t i e s i n v o l v e d
m a y o p e n t h e a c c o u n t . T o o p e n e s c r o w ,
neutral third-party to hold r e s p e c t i v e p a r t i e s m u s t d e l i v e r t o a n
money, paperwork, and assets e s c r o w c o m p a n y t h e e a r n e s t m o n e y
before a transaction is c h e c k a n d t h e P u r c h a s e a n d S a l e
finalized. Escrow is required to A g r e e m e n t .
follow mutual written Who sets the closing date?
instructions from all parties. B o t h t h e b u y e r a n d s e l l e r m u s t

Escrow will coordinate with m u t u a l l y a g r e e t o a c l o s i n g d a t e b u t
e i t h e r c a n c h o o s e .
the buyer, seller, and lenders,
as the middleman, to make Who selects the escrow company?
sure that the buyer and seller A n y p a r t y t o a t r a n s a c t i o n m a y d e c i d e
uphold their agreement. w h i c h e s c r o w c o m p a n y w i l l c l o s e t h e
t r a n s a c t i o n .
Top tips for a smooth closing:

P r o m p t l y c o m p l e t e a n d r e t u r n
e s c r o w ' s d i s c l o s u r e f o r m s u p o n
r e c e i p t ( t y p i c a l l y s e n t d i g i t a l l y ) .
A r e t h e b u y e r s o r s e l l e r s o u t o f t h e
c o u n t r y ? I f s o , t h e c l i e n t m u s t h a v e
t h e d o c u m e n t s n o t a r i z e d a t a n
A m e r i c a n C o n s u l a t e o r E m b a s s y . A s
a n a l t e r n a t i v e , y o u r c l i e n t m a y o p t
t o a p p o i n t a n o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l a s
t h e i r a t t o r n e y i n f a c t .
O u t o f s t a t e b u y e r s o r s e l l e r s ? L e t
y o u r e s c r o w o f f i c e r k n o w
i m m e d i a t e l y t o a l l o w a d e q u a t e t i m e
f o r d e l i v e r y o f a p p r o p r i a t e
d o c u m e n t s .

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