In the Tri-County Area,
the SELLER can generally be expected to pay for:

• Owner’s title insurance premiums
• Broker Fee
• Escrow fee (½ share)
• Document preparation fee
• Washington County transfer tax ($1.00 per $1,000 of sales price (½ share))
• Any loan fees required by buyer’s lender (FHA/VA)
• Payoff of all loans or existing loan balance being assumed by buyer
• Interest accrued to lender being paid off, statement fees, reconveyance fees and any prepayment penalties.
• Inspection (according to contract)
• Repairs (according to contract)
• Any judgments, tax liens, etc., against seller
• Recording charges to clear all documents of record against seller
• Unpaid taxes plus tax pro-ration to date of recording
• Any unpaid homeowners dues plus date of recording
• Any bonds or assessments (according to contract)

In the Tri-County Area,
the BUYER can generally be expected to pay for:

• Lender’s title policy premiums
• 50% of Washington County transfer tax/conveyance tax (according to contract)
• Document preparation (if applicable)
• Recording charges for all documents in buyer’s names
• Inspection (according to contract)
• Tax proration (from date of acquisition)
• All new loan charges (except those required by lender for seller to pay)
• Tax and insurance impound if required by lender
• Interest on new loan from date of funding to 30 days prior to first payment date
• Assumption/Change of Records fees for takeover of existing loan (proration of payments, Escrow/Impound if applicable)
• Beneficiary Statement Fee for assumption of existing loan
• Inspection fees (roofing, property inspection, geological, etc.)
• Fire insurance premium for first year
• Early issue on new construction