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First, a little about "escrow". An escrow company is used to assure your property closes on time and the transaction goes smoothly. When payment is held by a third party in a transaction between a buyer and a seller, it's in escrow. A simple way to think of what an escrow company does is to compare it to PayPal for online purchases.

The escrow agent makes sure that all terms and conditions of the seller's and buyer's negotiated agreement are met prior to the sale being finished. This includes receiving funds and records, signing required forms, and getting the release documents for any loans or liens that are to be paid off with the transaction, assuring you have a clean title to your home before the asking price is fully paid.

These are the pieces of paperwork that escrow agents usually look for:

  • Terms of sale and any seller-assisted financing
  • Requests for payment for various services to be paid out of escrow funds
  • Loan documents
  • Tax statements
  • Fire and other insurance policies
  • Title insurance policies

You're ready to close when every step is finished in escrow process. All expenses like title insurance, inspections and real estate commissions are paid. The house's title gets handed over to you and title insurance begins per the steps of your particular escrow process.

At the close of escrow, payment of funds shall be made in an acceptable form to the escrow. I'll keep you up-to-date on what comes next.

The Escrow Holder Will:

  • Prepare escrow guidelines
  • Request title research
  • Meet the bank's requirements as outlined in the escrow agreement
  • Intake payments from the buyer
  • Prorate interest, insurance, tax and other payments according to guidelines
  • Record deeds and other documents as instructed
  • Obtain title insurance policy
  • Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer are complete
  • Disburse monies and finish instructions

The Escrow Holder Will Not:

  • Give advice - the escrow holder has to remain an impartial, third-party status
  • Give insight about future tax estimations
The Escrow Holder Will:
The Escrow Holder Won't:
  • Assemble escrow guidelines
  • Petition title search
  • Meet the bank's requirements as written in the escrow agreement
  • Intake payments from the buyer
  • Prorate tax, interest, insurance and other fees according to instructions
  • Record deeds and other legal documents as instructed
  • Obtain title insurance policy
  • Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer are complete
  • Disburse payments and finish instructions
  • Offer advice - the escrow company must stay at a fair, third-party status
  • Offer opinions about future tax estimations

Mortgage Escrow Account

Creating a Mortgage Escrow Account helps keep track of on-going expenses while there's a loan on your house. Usually, the home buyer makes a payment at closing and also makes regular deposits through their monthly mortgage payment to fund the Escrow Account.

Once you're at ease with the escrow process, you can be a more assured buyer.

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