At Cortes & Hay, Inc. we have developed a variety of
attorney assistance programs. You as the attorney have the ability to maintain
complete control over your transaction while doing as much or as little of the
support work as you wish. Below we have broken down the necessary steps in
working a file to close, showing the delegation of each step.
In response to the growing need of our clients we have
developed these services. In some cases, long time staff have either moved on or
retired and the sole attorney needs the support staff without the over-head.
Larger law firms may be looking to increase their available time for other more
profitable aspects of their practice, thus outsourcing the functions of the
settlement process.
Attorney's Checklist
- Review Contract
- Review any Inspection reports
- Attend closing
Cortes & Hay, Inc. Settlement Agent Services
- Arrange for title searches and insurance
- Arrange for a survey
- Obtain payoff figures from seller's mortgage holder
- Order flood certification
- File the Notice of Settlement
- Coordinate the settlement date with all parties
- Prepare a computerized HUD 1 Settlement Statement
showing the detail of the settlement
- Conduct the settlement at our office
- Prepare the Buyer's Affidavit of Title
- Prepare all loan documentation
- Present all mortgage documents to Buyer at settlement
- Disburse all funds at settlement in accordance with the
HUD 1 Settlement Statement and lenders instruction
- Review Seller's Deed, Seller's Affidavit of Title and
prepare and file IRS Tax Form 1099
- Notarize all Settlement Documents
- Provide copies of all documents to Buyer
- Record legal documents with the County
- Send post-closing documents to the lender
- Send recorded Deed and title Policy to you after the
settlement
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