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Closing the Sale in San Diego, California

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Let's talk about "escrow". To close the sale of a property, a neutral, third party (the escrow agent) is brought into the picture to assure the process will close properly and on time. 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 understand the concept of what an escrow company does is to compare it to PayPal for online purchases.

The escrow agent makes sure that the terms and conditions of the agreement between the sellers and the buyers are completed prior to the sale being finished.

Escrow companies look for the following pieces of paperwork:

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

You're ready to close when each step of the done in escrow process. All expenses like title insurance, inspections and real estate commissions are paid. Title to the house is then transferred to you as now current homeowner and related title insurance is issued as outlined in the escrow policy.

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:

  • Assemble escrow instructions
  • Petition title inquiry
  • Meet the bank's requirements as written in the escrow agreement
  • Intake funds from the buyer
  • Prorate tax, interest, insurance and other fees according to guidelines
  • Record deeds and other documents as instructed
  • Request title insurance policy
  • Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer have been met
  • Disburse payments and finish instructions

The Escrow Holder Won't:

  • Give advice - the escrow holder stays at an impartial, third-party status
  • Give insight about future tax estimations
The Escrow Holder Will:
The Escrow Holder Won't:
  • Write escrow guidelines
  • Perform a title research
  • Meet the bank's standards as written in the escrow agreement
  • Receive funds from the buyer
  • Prorate tax, interest, insurance and other fees according to guidelines
  • Record deeds and other legal documents as instructed
  • Obtain title insurance policy
  • Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer have been met
  • Disburse monies and finalize instructions
  • Give advice - the escrow holder must maintain a neutral, third-party status
  • Dispense opinions about the outcome of your taxes

Mortgage Escrow Account

Often, to pay recurring costs while there's a loan on the house, a Mortgage Escrow Account is created. Though most home buyers make payments via their monthly mortgage payment, Escrow Accounts are deposited into at closing as well.

This is a easy to understand guide about the escrow process. Your particular methods will be unique based on your lender and your escrow holder.