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Reddit mentions of The Complete Guide to Your Real Estate Closing: Answers to All Your Questions - From Opening Escrow, to Negotiating Fees, to Signing the Closing Papers
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| Release date | August 2002 |
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You might grab "Complete Guide to Your Real Estate Closing" from your library, or fairly cheap on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Your-Estate-Closing/dp/0071400354
The closing encompasses a lot of what happens overall. Once you negotiate a price, the agreed contract goes into escrow (with a company or lawyer, depends on state). Seeing things from that viewpoint will shed a lot of light on the process.
For example, you'll see how the appraisal is the lender's way of ensuring the house is worth the agreed price. A pest inspection is probably required - your lender doesn't want the walls falling down, but doesn't care about minor pest infestations.