This article is from the NewlyWed FAQ, by Vicky Larmour vicky@jifvik.org with numerous contributions by others.
>If and when you make an offer that's accepted, congratulations! Open
>escrow, inspect the property, finalize your loan application(s),
>check out the title, negotiate any contract adjustments, sign a
>million pieces of paper and close the purchase! (All of this is done
>with the help of your realtor, your mortgage broker or lender
>representative, a title officer, an escrow officer (in many places,
>title & escrow is the same person), and, in some places, your
>attorney.
-Holly Lewis
 
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