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What To Expect When You're Closing in Fort Myers, Florida

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Escrow: When you're closing on your new place, a neutral, third party (known as the escrow holder or the escrow agent) is used to assure the transaction will close correctly and on time. When money is held by a third party in a transaction between a buyer and a seller, it's in escrow. A simple way to understand what an escrow company does is to think of how you might use PayPal for online purchases.

Settling the last details like receiving funds, finishing forms, obtaining the documents for loans and liens, and assuring you get a clear title to the home prior to your purchase gets finalized are all parts of closing in which an escrow holder is useful.

These are the records that escrow holders usually look to collect:

  • 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

Closing on the home happens when the steps of the escrow are complete. All expenses like title insurance, inspections and real estate commissions are paid. You'll then secure the title to the property and the title insurance gets issued as outlined in the escrow instructions.

When closing is finished, you'll submit a payment to the escrow holder. You'll know when it's time to submit the form of payment.

The Escrow Holder Will:

  • Prepare escrow guidelines
  • Request title inquiry
  • Meet the bank's guidelines as noted in the escrow agreement
  • Receive funds from the buyer
  • Prorate interest, insurance, tax and other payments 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 monies and finalize instructions

The Escrow Holder Will Not:

  • Advise you - the escrow holder must maintain a neutral, third-party status
  • Give insight about the outcome of your taxes
The Escrow Holder Will:
The Escrow Holder Won't:
  • Prepare escrow instructions
  • Perform a title research
  • Comply with lender's guidelines as specified in the escrow agreement
  • Receive payments from the buyer
  • Prorate interest, insurance, tax and other payments according to guidelines
  • Record deeds and other legal documents as instructed
  • Request title insurance policy
  • Close escrow when all instructions of seller and buyer are complete
  • Disburse payments and finish instructions
  • Tell you what's best - the escrow company has to remain an impartial, third-party status
  • Dispense opinions about future tax estimations

Mortgage Escrow Account

Often, to pay recurring costs while there's a loan on the house, a Mortgage Escrow Account is created. Generally, the Escrow Account is partially funded at closing and the home buyer makes on-going contributions through their monthly mortgage payment.

This is a simple outline of the escrow process. Your particular methods will be unique depending on your lender and your escrow holder.

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