The Documents Needed to Start the Process

Purchase Agreement

  • You must have a written and signed Purchase Agreement to sell property in Michigan - oral contracts for real estate are not enforceable. Your agent will assist you with preparing and signing this document.
  • Both seller and buyer should receive a copy of the fully signed West Michigan Regional Purchase Agreement.

Seller’s Disclosures

  • Michigan law requires the seller to promptly provide buyer with a fully completed Seller’s Disclosure Statement. The seller must complete this form by signing, dating and sending to the buyer and the listing agent will coordinate this on behalf of the seller.
  • If the house was built prior to 1978, the seller must provide a Lead-Based Paint Disclosure to the buyer. A sample of the disclosure is included on page 50 which must be completed and sent to the buyer and the listing agent will coordinate this on behalf of the seller.

Earnest Money Deposit

  • If the Purchase Agreement requires the buyer to deposit earnest money, the buyer may make the earnest money deposit via check payable to “Sun Title” and include the property address in the memo line of the check or through a secure electronic transfer of funds directly into the Sun Title escrow account. Sun Title will hold the earnest money in our escrow account associated with the property.

Title Commitment

  • Once the Purchase Agreement has been signed by the parties, the listing agent or the buyer’s agent will send that to Sun Title and request the issuance of a title commitment for the transaction.

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