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Finding Your Tar Heel State Home: Down Payment Assistance in North Carolina

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Not to rain on your parade, but North Carolina has something called the due diligence fee, separate from the down payment or earnest money deposit, that you need to have ready to nab that home. They could include a home inspection fee, title search, and mortgage origination fee. NC Home Advantage Mortgage.

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

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Chain of title is an historical record of previous owners of a property that’s essential in establishing the legal ownership of the property. An established chain of title helps protect the buyer from future challenges to ownership. A title search helps create that chain and is usually conducted by a lawyer or title company.