Understanding how Escrow works – Website Test Services, Oklahoma City, OK

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Completing the Transaction

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Let's talk about "escrow". To finalize the sale of a place, a neutral, third party (the escrow agent) is employed to assure the process will close perfectly and on time. A property is said to be in escrow when in the closing process, money is held by a third party on behalf of two parties when the exchange of money takes place. PayPal is a good example of an escrow company.

The escrow company 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 holders collect 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

Closing on the house takes place when all of the procedures of the escrow are complete. All expenses like title insurance, inspections and real estate commissions are paid. The house's title is given to you and title insurance is issued per the steps of your particular escrow agreement.

The escrow company receives a payment at the completion of closing. You'll know when it's time to submit the form of payment.

The Escrow Holder Will:

Prepare escrow guidelines
Perform a title search
Meet the bank's requirements as written in the escrow agreement
Receive funds from the buyer
Prorate insurance, tax, interest and other payments according to guidelines
Record deeds and other paperwork as instructed
Request title insurance policy
Close escrow when all terms of agreement of seller and buyer have been met
Disburse payments and finish instructions

The Escrow Holder Will Not:

Offer advice - the escrow agent must stay at a fair, third-party status
Offer opinions about the outcome of your taxes

The Escrow Holder Will:		The Escrow Holder Won't:
Assemble escrow guidelines Request title search Meet the bank's guidelines as noted in the escrow agreement Intake payments from the buyer Prorate insurance, tax, interest and other payments according to instructions Record deeds and other paperwork as instructed Request title insurance policy Close escrow when all terms of agreement of seller and buyer have been met Disburse funds and finalize instructions		Tell you what's best - the escrow holder stays a neutral, third-party status Give insight about the outcome of your taxes

Mortgage Escrow Account

Creating a Mortgage Escrow Account helps keep track of on-going expenses while there's a loan on your house. Usually, the home buyer makes a payment at closing and also makes regular deposits through their monthly mortgage payment to fund the Escrow Account.

Once you're comfortable with the escrow process, you can be a confident buyer.

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