Ask the REALTOR: What is this packet I just received from the title/escrow company?

Ask the REALTOR® is a regular video series in which I answer your most commonly-asked real estate questions, with a new Q&A posting every week. If YOU have a real estate question for me, drop me a note here.

This week’s question: What is this packet I just received from the title/escrow company? Here’s the answer in this brief video, and don’t miss the transcript below.

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Transcript:

Hi, this is Cari McGee with Keller Williams Realty. Welcome to this week’s episode of “Ask the Realtor.” Every week, I answer questions from buyers and sellers — and pretty much everyone in between — regarding real estate.

This week’s question is, “Cari, I just got this packet from…it looks like a title or an escrow company. What is that about?”

Well, when you have sold your home or are buying a new home and you’re in the escrow period, the escrow company will send you a packet of information which will include your title commitment and then also, it will request additional information from you. For example, if you are the seller and you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, they will ask you for that pay-off information so that they can get that all squared away on the day of closing. If you’re a buyer, they’re going to ask things like what’s the best way to contact you and to make sure that they have all of that up-to-date and ready.

So don’t be alarmed when this big packet comes in the mail and it’s from an escrow company that doesn’t look familiar to you. It’s a legit thing and you just need to fill up that information, send it back in, or deliver it personally to the title company/escrow company and you will be good to go. I hope that answers your question.

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