YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I would like to add my kids to the ownership of the property. Can you help me with that? ANSWER: My answer is two-fold. First, I regret that we do not do transfer of ownership … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: Hi, I saw your article from October (2025) regarding handling a property through a divorce. I have a special circumstance and I need to ask how you would handle this. I am going through a … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I am in the process of getting a divorce. Does my soon-to-be ex-husband need to sign the escrow paperwork if we are both on the ownership? And can you handle the reimbursement from him to … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: If I have a power of attorney from my father from a few years ago who is now in hospice care, can I use it to sell his home? What if he dies before the … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I am considering an offer for the purchase of my property in which the Buyer wants me to give him a loan for part of the sales price. Can you give any recommendations as to … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I have a question on prorations. I am the Buyer and my transaction is closing on May 31. When you prorate the tenant’s rent, do you prorate on 30 days or 31 days? Do you … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: Can you please share with me about how the process works with a county assessor coming out to reassess the property’s value based on the purchase price? My property is in Los Angeles.  How are … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: The real estate broker gave us a commission disbursement agreement (CDA) that says to wire the agent’s share of the commission to the agent’s corporation. However, before we did so, the agent called and said … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: This question came in via email from the RE Agent at 9:00 p.m. the night before the closing of the transaction:  “As I review the closing estimate, one thing needs to be removed – “Security … Read more

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: Is an escrow limited to who and what they can pay from the Seller’s net proceeds at closing? ANSWER: A very good question! We actually get that question a lot so I want to preface … Read more