Behind the Scenes

Before you arrive at our office we will have already performed many services on your behalf. Some of these services include:

• Ordering title abstract and property survey

• Examining the title to assess "marketability and insurability"

• Contacting all parties to schedule settlement

• Preparing necessary closing documents

• Contacting the seller's lender to pay off any loans or liens on the property

• Preparing the title insurance binder for your lender

• Verifying property taxes with the local tax authority

• Verifying dues with your homeowner's association (if applicable)

• Prorating items between you and the seller, such as property taxes and
homeowner's association dues

• Preparing the HUD-1 or Settlement Statement