Settlement Fees to Seller
Please note that most of the following fees are not paid to our office. However, these are fees which we are to collect at settlement on behalf of the various payees.

  • $295 settlement fee payable to Mark S. Allen, Attorney at Law
  • $150 document preparation fee payable to Mark S. Allen, Attorney at Law
  • $1 per thousand of sales price - Grantors Tax - payable to city/county/state
  • Termite (pest) inspection (if contract specifies seller is to pay for such inspection) and repair - varies depending upon inspection service used and whether or not any treatment/repairs are required.
  • $75 (may vary depending on number of liens) - fee to obtain and record release of current liens on property - payable to Mark S. Allen, Attorney at Law
  • $20 (may vary) courier or wire transfer fees to send payoff(s) to lenders for current liens on property
  • $31-$32 per lien release - recording fee - payable to city/county as applicable
  • Title problems. Note: Occasionally, problems are discovered with the title requiring additional work to solve them. Fees for those matters will be set individually with the party involved.
  • Sales proceeds to Seller may be wire transferred at no cost.

Areas of Practice

  • Real Estate Settlements

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