Congratulations you have sold your home! Typically the Buyer of your home has specified us in the contract of sale. Often when we have handled the prior settlement for you we may have been recommend to your Buyer. In any event, however you have come to us we are delighted to be working with you as the Settlement Agent. To get started, we will need you to complete our Seller Information Sheet (PDF). Without the details from this very important document, we can barely get started on getting you ready for closing. Be sure to complete it fully and sign where indicated so there is no delay in our obtaining key information. Don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions regarding why we need to know certain confidential information. For a refresher on the process see the timeline prepared for Sellers.
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Fees
We’ve made it simple! Your settlement fee as the seller is $450 has been bundled to include the following items necessary for your closing:
- Settlement appointment with all parties
- Notary Fees
- Document Preparation
- electronic signing of eligible documents, in advance
- Overnight or Courier services
- Check from escrow for closing proceeds
- Scan and secure email of signed closing documents
Additionally, depending on your exact situation there may be some additional fees incurred. The following situations will incur a separate fee, as applicable:
- release of mortgage lien
- unreleased mortgages from a prior refinance
- unreleased mortgages from a prior owner
- obtaining a letter of indemnity
- if a title is in trust, an estate or corporate entity
- separate settlement appointment
- resolution of judgments or other liens on title
- non-Maryland resident withholding filing
- FIRPTA filing
- wire of proceeds
