KEY THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR TITLE AND CLOSING

A title is the document that verifies your legal right to your new home. Closing (also called the settlement) usually takes place at a title company. Your Preview Properties.com Sales Associate will help coordinate a convenient date for you and the seller.

What To Expect At Closing

Many people may attend the closing: you, your Preview Properties.com Sales Associate, the seller (or builder) and their real estate agent, and an escrow agent (closer) from the title company.

During the meeting, which usually takes an hour, you and the seller will review all of the relevant closing papers, many of which you'll sign. Then, after providing a cashier's or certified check for the down payment and closing costs, the keys are passed to you and the house is yours!

What To Bring to Closing

In the rush of excitement of owning a new home, don't forget to bring these following items with you:

	A photo ID.
	A certified check, made payable to yourself, for the amount specified in your closing documents provided by your Real Estate Agent.
	Your homeowner's / hazard insurance binder with proof of one year's payment (usually a receipt).
	Your Real Estate Agent will provide you with a list of additional items that will be required for your closing.