Comments on: There is always a first in escrow, always. http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phyllis Harb http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320212 Phyllis Harb Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:59:05 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320212 I have an escrow friend that would love to move to Seattle; she is in Beverly HIlls now. But she says your escrow fees (salarys) are quite a bit less than Los Angeles Escrow fees which run approximately $2.00 per thousand I have an escrow friend that would love to move to Seattle; she is in Beverly HIlls now. But she says your escrow fees (salarys) are quite a bit less than Los Angeles Escrow fees which run approximately $2.00 per thousand

]]> By: PatentGuy http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320179 PatentGuy Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:10:40 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320179 Michael L: Yes, except a box of cabbage creates less gas than the average agent ... Michael L: Yes, except a box of cabbage creates less gas than the average agent …

]]> By: Greg Perry http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320115 Greg Perry Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:04:37 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320115 I saw an agent "sell" the wrong condo! Everybody was surprised. I saw an agent “sell” the wrong condo! Everybody was surprised.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320104 ARDELL Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:43:38 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320104 The worst I've ever seen is someone who sold the wrong vacant lot :) The buyer wanted the one next to it. Luckily it was the same owner and they fixed it after closing. Selling the wrong house is a little harder. The worst I’ve ever seen is someone who sold the wrong vacant lot :) The buyer wanted the one next to it. Luckily it was the same owner and they fixed it after closing. Selling the wrong house is a little harder.

]]> By: Kary L. Krismer http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320100 Kary L. Krismer Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:25:59 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320100 I saw a P&S agreement from eastern Washington where it didn't have an address, legal description, or description of the yet to be built house, but it had a price! Oh, and once the builder showed you the plans, you gave up 10% of that price as a non-refundable fee. I saw a P&S agreement from eastern Washington where it didn’t have an address, legal description, or description of the yet to be built house, but it had a price! Oh, and once the builder showed you the plans, you gave up 10% of that price as a non-refundable fee.

]]> By: Michael P Lindekugel http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320087 Michael P Lindekugel Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:55:14 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320087 No offense to agents in genral as the industry has some very good agents. A box of cabbage can pass the state real estate licensing exam. the barrier to entry into the industry is abysmally low. No offense to agents in genral as the industry has some very good agents.

A box of cabbage can pass the state real estate licensing exam. the barrier to entry into the industry is abysmally low.

]]> By: David & Karen Bell http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320069 David & Karen Bell Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:16:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320069 Lynlee, Speaking as a Realtor I get the punch line! We've received Purchase & Sales Agreements from agents that haven't actually been legal P&S. There are so many agents out there that don't have a clue what they are doing all the way around, not just know how to read a HUD. But thank goodness there are a lot of Realtors that do know what they are doing. You know way back when, when homes were $35,000 and there weren't multiple offers bidding up the price and you went to your local bank to get a 30 year mortgage and all the bank mortgage programs were pretty much the same it was rather simple. Now those same homes are costing $700,000 and there are 70 or 80 different (well there used to be anyway) mortgage programs out there and buyers were bidding prices up by 10% to 30% in some cases...do you want a real estate agent representing you that doesn't know how to read the HUD? Well, trying to keep a positive attitude here at least they knew there was a HUD! Lynlee,

Speaking as a Realtor I get the punch line! We’ve received Purchase & Sales Agreements from agents that haven’t actually been legal P&S. There are so many agents out there that don’t have a clue what they are doing all the way around, not just know how to read a HUD. But thank goodness there are a lot of Realtors that do know what they are doing. You know way back when, when homes were $35,000 and there weren’t multiple offers bidding up the price and you went to your local bank to get a 30 year mortgage and all the bank mortgage programs were pretty much the same it was rather simple. Now those same homes are costing $700,000 and there are 70 or 80 different (well there used to be anyway) mortgage programs out there and buyers were bidding prices up by 10% to 30% in some cases…do you want a real estate agent representing you that doesn’t know how to read the HUD? Well, trying to keep a positive attitude here at least they knew there was a HUD!

]]> By: Rhonda Porter http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320068 Rhonda Porter Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:04:22 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320068 Maybe they lost their reading glasses? ;) Maybe they lost their reading glasses? ;)

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320066 ARDELL Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:44:16 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320066 I think it's one of those "risk reduction" policies as in "escrow should TELL you what the client should bring to escrow". Some people are very literal and risk conscious. I think it’s one of those “risk reduction” policies as in “escrow should TELL you what the client should bring to escrow”. Some people are very literal and risk conscious.

]]> By: Leanne http://raincityguide.com/2008/06/19/there-is-always-a-first-in-escrow-always/#comment-320058 Leanne Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:55:32 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=1949#comment-320058 Was it a lot? Was it a lot?

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