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Costs not included in the GFE...

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Salason
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Costs not included in the GFE...

What "closing costs" for a home purchase are not included in the GFE? Is it just our lawyer's fee? Closing in a couple of weeks and trying to figure out what we'll need to bring to the table!

Posted 7/28/09 2:19 PM
 
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Cpt2007
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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

have you gotten a list of the pre-paids you need from your bank? home owners insur, tax escrow funds, etc?

Posted 7/28/09 2:23 PM
 

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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

not sure if this helps or makes sense for your question (im bad with this stuff)but i do know that we had to pay aditional $ for the gallons oil that were still in the tank at the time of purchase

eta: it ended up over $1000 in oil (which stunk because soon after we pumped it out and convereted to gas lol)

Message edited 7/28/2009 3:08:56 PM.

Posted 7/28/09 2:25 PM
 

Mrs-D-Girl
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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

Only thing I can think of is tip for the bank closer and like the other poster said, if they got a recent delivery of Oil.

Posted 7/28/09 2:41 PM
 

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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

Posted by Mrs-D-Girl

Only thing I can think of is tip for the bank closer and like the other poster said, if they got a recent delivery of Oil.



tip the bank closer? really? i never heard of that... guess our guy was mad he helped us lol

Posted 7/28/09 3:08 PM
 

Salason
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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

Posted by Cpt2007

have you gotten a list of the pre-paids you need from your bank? home owners insur, tax escrow funds, etc?



Looks like this is all listed in the GFE. I guess the oil is a wildcard so I'll buffer for that.

How much are you supposed to tip?

Posted 7/28/09 3:30 PM
 

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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

Posted by Salason

Posted by Cpt2007

have you gotten a list of the pre-paids you need from your bank? home owners insur, tax escrow funds, etc?



Looks like this is all listed in the GFE. I guess the oil is a wildcard so I'll buffer for that.

How much are you supposed to tip?



My Lawyer told us $150 so that is what we did.

Posted 7/28/09 3:58 PM
 

ave1024
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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

The two big ones I can think of are your lawyer's fee and the remaining oil in the tank (oil heat only).

Tipping the title closer is debateable. Some lawyers suggest it. I however never encountered an instance where I had to tip a title closer, nor worked with an attorney that told me I had to tip the title closer.

Posted 7/28/09 5:00 PM
 

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Re: Costs not included in the GFE...

Title closer fee usually $150 and credit to seller for taxes alreay paid and fuel in tank and your attorney fee

Posted 7/28/09 9:11 PM
 
 

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