This is a document you as the buyer give to the seller, which expresses the amount you are offering to pay and the terms of your offer. The seller would sign this document and at that point, you would have a completed “purchase agreement.”
Technically the term “escrow” refers to money being held by a third party until certain conditions have been met, or so that certain financial obligations can be fulfilled.
Your “deposit” or “earnest money” is an agreed-upon sum that you put down in order to secure the sales contract and open escrow. If you don’t meet all the terms and deadlines set out in the purchase agreement, you may have to exit the sale and forfeit your deposit.
Title research is done to be sure the property is clear of any outstanding obligations and ready to be sold. A lien, for example, could be discovered during this process, and delay the finalization of the sale.
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