St George Escrow

Home Buying Process

- 7. Escrow Deadlines -

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A typical home purchase or St George escrow period takes about 30 days to accomplish. There are six main deadlines to be adhered to:

Application Deadline
The date by which you must complete, sign and deliver to the lender the initial loan application and documentation required
Seller Disclosure Deadline
The date by which you receive the Seller's Property Condition Disclosures from the seller. The seller provides information regarding their awareness of the condition of the property giving you additional insight into the home you are purchasing
Evaluations/Inspections Deadline
This deadline date is set by the Buyer and is usually put at about two weeks into the contract, within which time the Buyer can conduct inspections and still back out and retain their earnest money. Both sides usually do have to sign to have those funds released to the buyer, but the Buyer usually does not have to specify details as to what part of inspections revealed their reason for backing out. It is good to have a reason however, for keeping the Sellers house off the market for those two weeks for the lost time or opportunity cost to the Seller. Before this date, you have the opportunity to review Sellers Disclosures and conduct a Home Inspection. This typical cost to you of a Home Inspection is about $300+. A licensed home inspection report provides information regarding the condition of the home... usually surface items unde the sinks, cracks in concrete, stucco, temerature of cooling sytem and relative working order of items and sytems are assessed. The Home Inspection is always a good idea adding a measure of professional investigation affecting a MAJOR purchase. The inspector can not get inside walls etc. and usually will tell you about the limitations of the inspection to address everything that could be or go wrong. (This is sometimes why some Buyers will make sure that a Home Warranty gets included in the sale of the home.)
Loan Denial Deadline
The date by which your lender must provide you with a Notice of Loan Denial in order to receive a return of your
Earnest Money Deposit
Appraisal Deadline
The date by which you must have an appraisal for the house completed. Paid for by the buyer and forwarded to the lender to substantiate the loan you are receiving.
Settlement Deadline
The date all the papers are signed, all monies required have been delivered fees paid and taxes and assessments have been prorated.

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