Art of Escrow – Condos? Townhomes? PUD’s? Co-ops? Understanding your choices before you choose!
Are you, like most of us, unclear of whether a property is a Condo, a Townhome or a PUD? And what the heck is a …
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Escrow From The Trenches – DOD – Days of Drama!
When supply is low and demand is high, the sale of real estate takes a turn into bidding wars. Prices skyrocket and Buyers will do …
Escrow Tip #13 – When Your Loan Gets Sold!
In my Escrow Tip #9 I talked briefly about letting the right person know when the loan you are paying off in your refinance or …
Escrow Tip #9 – Payoff Info – The Importance of being “Right”
Selling or refinancing your property? You know you will need to provide the right payoff information to the right person at the right time. This …
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Escrow Tip # 8 – Name Changes = Delays!
What single event can cause an unintended delay to your escrow transaction? How about a name change or correction? Nothing major, you think, just adding …
Escrow From the Trenches – In Trusts We Trust
What is the purpose of setting up a Trust? It is a method of financial planning to take care of our assets the way we …
Escrow Tip #7 – Forbearance and your Escrow
How does a forbearance affect the Escrow Officer? Why does it concern us or make us nervous when we have one in a transaction? In …
Escrow Tips #6 – The Importance of the Mobile Notary
An Escrow Officer may not be always available to sign up clients and do their documents notarizations. During such times we may employ a mobile …
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Escrow from the Trenches – INTENTIONAL Document Fraud!
In my Escrow Tips section I offered a story called “ Unintentional contract fraud” – Tip #12. Regretfully, we have a much more serious incident …
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Escrow Tip #12 – “Unintended” Contract Fraud?
Has this ever happened to you? Your buyer submitted their offer and the seller accepted it, then the seller made changes on the original contract …