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December 18, 2013

Using An Escrow Account For Insurance And Property Taxes

Should I Use An Escrow Account? My lender insisted that I put money into an escrow account as part of the mortgage agreement. Can he do that? Yes – if you financed your home with...

October 16, 2013

What Does A Title Company Do?

What Is A Title Company? A title company is a key part of a real estate transaction. Along with buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate agents, they are involved in the process throughout the entirety...

November 16, 2012

Who Chooses The Title Company In Texas?

Here in San Antonio (and Texas in general), we use title companies to close our transactions when selling and purchasing homes. The purpose of the title company is two-fold; firstly, to manage all the incoming funds and...

September 26, 2012

10 Things To Know About Closings

Real Estate Closings And You After all that time waiting, you get the call…it’s closing time! Closing is the time to sign all of those final documents and move all the money around to finalize...