Complete closing services for For Sale By Owner transactions — protect both buyer and seller with professional title and settlement.
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Selling without an agent doesn't mean going without protection. Eastern Title provides FSBO buyers and sellers with the same title search, insurance, and closing services used in agent-represented transactions. We guide both parties through paperwork, earnest money handling, and final settlement to ensure a clean, legally recorded transfer.
Decision points
FSBO buyers and sellers receive the same professional title and settlement services as agent-represented transactions.
Eastern Title can prepare or review the purchase agreement, hold earnest money, and manage the full closing.
A title search is essential in any FSBO deal — unpaid liens and title defects can surface after closing without it.
Buyers in FSBO transactions should always insist on an owner's title insurance policy for their own protection.
Eastern Title is neutral — we represent the transaction, not either party, ensuring a fair and documented closing.
Common questions
While not legally required in every state, a title company protects both buyer and seller in a FSBO transaction. Without professional title and settlement services, neither party has assurance that liens are cleared, the deed is drafted correctly, or funds are properly disbursed. Eastern Title provides full FSBO closing support for the same cost as any standard closing.
Eastern Title handles the title search, title insurance for buyer and lender, purchase agreement review or preparation, earnest money escrow, closing document preparation, settlement coordination, and deed recording. We guide both buyer and seller through each step so the transaction closes cleanly and the title transfer is legally recorded.
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