The Art of Escrow: The Fight For Your American Dream and the Pursuit of Homeownership

by Juliana Tu

Overview

The definitive guide to understanding the real estate escrow process Selling a home or purchasing a new one? • How can you prepare yourself? Navigating an "escrow" is an art, but there are times it feels like an uphill battle ending in an all out WAR. Learn what you can do to make the process less stressful. Just as important, find out what you should not do, so as to avoid the pitfalls. The Art of Escrow provides an easy to understand, step-by-step process, so that you can achieve the American dream of home ownership while staying in control! At last! The escrow process has been de-mystified. Find out how to simplify your dreams, today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599323534
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	12/24/2012
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 - 10 Years

About the Author

JULIANA TU has been an Escrow Officer for over 35 years. Her experience comes from handling and managing thousands of escrow/settlement transactions through the years as well as being a proud survivor of all the crazy roller coaster economic cycles from 1975 through today. She has been deeply involved in the settlement services industry and has received many professional designations from the California Escrow Association. More recently she was appointed to the Department of Corporations Escrow Law Advisory Committee and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Small Business Review Panel. Last but never least, she is the dedicated owner of Viva Escrow! Inc., an independent, minority owned, settlement services company in Los Angeles County, California. Please read her full biography in the book or access her website: www.vivaescrow.com.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE: Why This Book? CHAPTER TWO: First, It’s Back to the Basic CHAPTER THREE: Before We Get to the Table CHAPTER FOUR: What Can I Expect in a Transaction? CHAPTER FIVE: The Actual Process CHAPTER SIX: Other Types of Transactions CHAPTER SEVEN: In Conclusion APPENDICES

Editorial Reviews

"For current and aspiring homeowners and real estate professionals winding their way through the real estate closing track for sales or purchases, this book is a valuable common sense guide from the unique point of view of an experienced escrow professional. Tu knows the subject intimately, making the book interesting, practical and useful." —rose pothier, Attorney At Law

Juliana Tu has been an Escrow Officer for over 35 years. Her experience comes from handling and managing thousands of escrow/settlement transactions through the years as well as being a proud survivor of all the crazy roller coaster economic cycles from 1975 through today. She has been deeply involved in the settlement services industry and has received many professional designations from the California Escrow Association. More recently she was appointed to the Department of Corporations Escrow Law Advisory Committee and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Small Business Review Panel. Last but never least, she is the dedicated owner of Viva Escrow! Inc., an independent, minority owned, settlement services company in Los Angeles County, California. Please read her full biography in the book or access her website: www.vivaescrow.com.

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