Happy 2025!May it be better than 2024… or 2023… or…. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: My Seller is going out of the country and needs a power of attorney to his sister while we are selling his property. Can you … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I have concerns as my purchase escrow closed a few weeks ago and I still have not received the original deed. I need it for school registration, etc. I wasn’t sure if the final deed … Read more
Elections! DID. YOU. VOTE? YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: Hi, in my purchase closing documents, I received the recorded “grant deed”. I wasn’t sure if this was the official one, because there’s a part that’s crossed out and hand-corrected. That … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: Residential purchase in California. Is Buyer entitled to a final disbursement document for both Seller and Buyer, or just for Buyer’s side? ANSWER: It doesn’t matter what type of transaction. We only provide the clients … Read more
Happy End-Of-Summer-Labor-Day! Ready for Christmas? YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I owe my brother money and I want to pay him when I sell my property. The escrow officer refuses to do that when she closes escrow. She says it … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) “Adding someone to property ownership? Easy come, hard go!” QUESTION: Background – I’m opening an escrow and there are 2 people on ownership. A widow and a single man. This is the conversation with my client … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: (Phone call in Chinese) Caller – I want to sell my mother’s condo. She passed away in China. Can you tell me what I need to do first? Me – Did she own the property … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions emailed/called in to us) QUESTION: My daughter sold her condo in LA and I am helping her with filing income taxes. She has owned and used the property as her principal residence for more than 2 out of the 5 year period right … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: If Party A is looking to buy a location from Party B to operate a new business, will we need an escrow to handle the transaction? Party B is not actually selling his business. Just … Read more
Happy Spring! CA Property Taxes Due Date Reminder – April 10 YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: My father passed away 3 years ago and my siblings and I finally decided to sell his property. It was in my father’s Trust … Read more