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Are you leaving too much on the table?

I received a phone call from one of the agents I work with who is representing a seller requesting my opinion on another lender’s closing costs.    The seller had agreed to “pay up to $10,000 towards buyers closing costs.”  The seller was anticipating that the closing costs would not be that high for a [...]

Posted: April 17th, 2007 under Agent Advice, General Real Estate, Mortgage and Lending, Seller Information, Title and Escrow.
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