Real estate General topic

[paulsharvey]

On my way to work, stopped and checked mail. Got a mailed notice of oweing $800 of misfigured taxes on the old house. Was pissed, not so much about the money, which does annoy me, but the fact that I had called 5 times, and left 3 messages, and also sent 2 emails; asking closing company to clarify how they wanted it handled. So, I emailed them Again, and explained that.

After about 30 minutes, they responded, with first, please provide details on dates of those messages because we need to handle an internal problem, and 2nd, now all of the sudden, they would be happy to assist in getting the money to buyer, with receipts and all, if I would deliver a check to their office, payable to the buyer.

So, thats what I did.

 

[ultrarunner]

I’m becoming a little soured on Title Companies…

I am retiring a mortgage and Title Company is Trustee…

In the past these things were all handled at any branch office…

New policy is reconveyence is now only done by reconveyence department and all original documents must be sent… no in person drop off…

 

[ericm979]

Wow the California paperwork for selling a home has become insane. The disclosure documents are huge. About 50 pages of stuff. Lots of boilerplate that's probably good background info for first time buyers but not really needed for us. The state checklist for wildfire related home features was written so poorly that we had to ask the realtor for clarification. A bunch of docs had both state and county versions that we had to read and sign. Of course being nerds who take everything literally we had to read and understand it all.

The worst thing is the offer/counter offer process. I'm used to counters being single page documents that just say what you want changed in the initial contract. Now it's the complete initial contract which you sign and initial again, plus that single page.

 

[ultrarunner]

Yep… buried in paper in the digital age.

My residential rental agreements were a single page with a second page inventory and condition…

Now over 30 pages with all the mandatory disclosures and city and state mandates…

I’m trying to retire a mortgage and the lender can’t come up with the original Note…

Always something…

 

[LouNY]

Ridiculous bureaucratic over reach at it's finest.

 

[WinterDeere]

Ridiculous bureaucratic over reach at it's finest.

... says the guy from NY to the guy from CA.