Tim Smith wrote:
In article , dpb wrote:
I presume that you have an attorney representing you for the closing. I
That's a regional thing, so depends on where they are. In many parts of
the country, an attorney is usually not used for closing.
That's a personal mistake thing, not necessarily regional...biggest
investment most people make in their lives and they wing it...to save a
few hundred bucks, maybe.

Who said anything about winging it? The title company in most of the
western US handles closing. There would be no point in bringing a
lawyer. Here's how it works.

The title company receives all the paperwork from the mortgage company,
and arranges for the seller to come in and sign all the documents the
seller needs to sign.

....

That they _can_ and do is one thing, that a buyer should have their own
representation is another. It's a CYA kinda' thing -- most often,
things are fine, but if there's a glitch, it's much harder (and
sometimes impossible) to get redress after the fact...

Title companies have their place, but they're not attorneys and they're
normally not _really_ in a position that your best interest is their
primary concern.

IMO, ymmv, $0.02, etc., etc., ...

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