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Final Week of August Leading to Labor Day Weekend with Franklin Title

By Keith Stonehouse

Title Insurance with Franklin Title Agency, LLC

August 26, 2012 11:53 PM

Hello & Welcome to the final week in August 2012 from your partners here at Franklin Title Agency,

As you know this is the Final week of August 2012 (and the final day to close refinance closings to fund in August)

The upcoming weekend is Labor Day Weekend and here is a list of all the events happening around Metro Detroit:

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/19284865/how-to-spend-your-labor-day-weekend-in-the-detroit-area

I’m also Checking in to see if there is anything we can do for you today or this week here at Franklin like:

· Ordering Title & returning it to you the same or next day?

· Scheduling a Closing Literally Anywhere-Anytime in Michigan per your clients schedule & location?

· Ordering a Prelim HUD & getting it back right away so you can move forward with your file towards closing?

· Setting up a 5 year follow up marketing program after the closing table all hands free for you?

Have you thought about trying another Title Insurance / Closing Company?

Give us a try on your next title order & closing – That’s all I ask – Give us a try on one deal & see if we can compete & beat who you are currently using when it comes to customer service, turn times, flexibility in closing times & locations anywhere-anytime in Michigan, cost, & returning your phone calls, emails, & HUD requests instantly. We appreciate our customers more than you know…

Also, I wanted to let you know about:

· A Great Real Estate & Mortgage Website geared to you and your business.

· A Great Hands Free 5 year follow up program for your clients after the closing table from Franklin.

· A Great Referral Partner for you and your Business.

· Checking in to see if there is anything this week that we here at Franklin can do for you and your clients?

Looking to network amongst your colleagues in terms of sharing listings, advice, questions, and expertise in the industry – Join us at Michigan Realtor & Mortgage Masterminds – A website geared to bringing Michigan Real Estate & Mortgage Professionals together. There has been great success in the past in terms of connecting buyers with listings, listings with buyers, as well as the education daily from the professionals we have as members. Don’t forget about the calendar full of great Real Estate minded events every month. http://www.Michigiganrealtormasterminds.groupsite.com – Join us on Linkedin as well.

I have a great referral for your business - Are you looking for a Great Property Management Company and or home rehab company? I have some amazing clients that specialize in just that. If you need someone to manage rentals, rehab or winterize an REO property – Let me refer you to my clients today. http://www.trademarkpropertysolutions.com

I have put in place a 5 year follow up marketing program for you to stay in touch with your clients and their referrals in which we here at Franklin Title Agency will pay half when you close with us (leaving an avg. cost of $40 per closing) this has proven to be greatly successful across the US & now I want to bring it to you – Let’s put this program in place after your next closing where the only work you’ll have to do is provide the info of your client which we’ll already have. Check it / us out at http://www.continuityprograms.com/partners - Please, let me know if you have any questions.

In closing (my favorite word obviously) – If you have not given Franklin Title Agency a try – Please, give us a try on your next title order and closing.

Thank you for your time and of course, your business. Have a great week ahead and I look forward to seeing you at the closing table.

Make this a Positive Day ...unless you've made other plans,

Keith Stonehouse

Vice President

Franklin Title Agency

Closing Anywhere-Anytime in Michigan at 1 Flat Fee Everytime ...with same to next day turn times!

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Eric Michael

Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI

Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Hey Keith, there's something that's a little confusing to me about title companies. I've been hearing that it's better for my buyers to use their own title company. Can you explain this? Write another blog or give me a call sometime.

Aug 27, 2012 08:36 AM

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The primary reasons you choose your own title company are:

(1) The experience of the company,
(2) The security of their insurance product and
(3) The relationship the title offer and escrow team has with your Realtor. Realtors like working with their own title personnel because of longstanding relationships and trust. We DO NOT like working with title officers we don’t know.

NEVER choose a title company because their rates may be lower. That can be like paying less for a frontal lobotomy.

Who gets to choose? Totally depends on who will be paying for your title insurance and escrow fees. The party that pays the fees is the party that gets to choose. We have differing rules in side-by-side counties here in our area. In one county buyers pay title and escrow costs and should therefore be allowed to choose. In the next county, it’s the exact opposite.

Here are some caveats to these rules:

(1) If you are buying an REO, the asset manager will choose the title company regardless of whether or not they actually pay the title and escrow fees and regardless of whether or not it is a RESPA violation to do so. Don’t like it? Don’t write an offer. Complaining won’t work and will not change anything.

(2) If you are buying a probate or short sale that has had a pre-escrow opened for a long period of time, it makes practical sense to stay with the exiting pre-escrow, even if you end up paying the fees. You can always ask the seller to cover the cost of title insurance and see what they do.

Aug 28, 2012 06:48 AM

Final Week of August Leading to Labor Day Weekend with Franklin Title

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