When going into contract should the escrow money be held by the sellers attorney?
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honkytonk
in Lawyers and legal service 13 years and 8 months ago
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landlord | 13 years and 8 months ago
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Make checks to the seller lawyer “_as escrow agent_”. Escrow checks are deposited in special Escrow accounts. No legit lawyer will screw around with that.

Augustiner | 13 years and 8 months ago
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usually yes. I would do that through your attorney, so that you can be sure it??s all legit

ejalbk | 13 years and 8 months ago
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Yes, that’s very typical.