Seller's Closing Title Company

Guaranty Title & Escrow
721 President Place, Ste 100
Smyrna, TN 37167

Phone:  (615) 355-1057
Fax:  (615) 355-1066

E-mail:  Lori@gTitle.net
Contact Person:  Lori Holloway

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Service Escrow and Title, Inc.
6001 Jackson Square Blvd., Suite 700
La Vergne, TN 37086

Phone:  (615) 793-8800
Fax:  (615) 793-0892

E-mail Susan:  SusanServiceEscrow@tds.net
Contact Person: Susan Magnason


Buyer and/or agent may use any closing attorney they
choose.  

If Buyer and/or agent elect to use any other closing
attorney, Buyer will need to pay all closing cost.
Many times for the Buyer and agent, closing the sale is simply a matter of driving to an office, signing some papers,
picking up a check and leaving.  For the Seller, it can be much more involved than this.  Arrangements have to be
made for the Seller to show up when the Buyer does.  Payoff information must be located and provided, liens must be
released, taxes pro-rated PROPERLY, and a host of other things a Buyer and Agent are not involved in.  For this
reason, the Seller has given instructions, that anyone the Buyer or agent chooses can close the Buyers side of the loan
as long as the Buyer is paying all of their closing cost.  If the Seller is paying any closing cost, one of the title
companies listed below MUST close the sale.  The Buyer and agents can choose the date and time, and no one needs
to work around the Seller's schedule.  A power of attorney will be given to one of the companies listed below.  If
Seller is paying any closing cost, they cannot do a split closing.
Please note:  

The seller has no affiliation or financial interest (or
otherwise) with either title company shown.  We do not
receive a kickback, referral or even a gift certificate!  It is
simply a matter of they already have what they need to
help this process go much more smoothly for everyone
involved.

Because the seller is the Builder, many times there is
more than one closing taking place at a time, and the seller
obviously cannot be 2 places at one time.  The seller sends
a power of attorney to his title company to close.

They will close wherever is most convenient for the Buyer.

It has been our experience that most buyers don't care who
closes the loan when the seller is paying their closing cost.  
This is rare if they do.  It is usually the agent who creates
this issue.  Usually the agent wants to choose the closing
attorney for their convenience, yet they are not paying any
cost.

In new construction because of whole subdivision plat taxes
that may or may not have already been paid, the closing is
a little more involved.  

It has been our experience this arrangement is much better
for the buyer to insure later on down the road there is not a
tax issue.

As long as the seller is paying ANY closing cost, he will not
negotiate this.

It has been my experience the seller is very easy going
about most things pertaining to the sale.  One of the few
things he absolutely will not budge on, is the closing
attorney, unless he is not paying any cost to close.