Hidden fees and surprises when buying a home
That “doc prep” fee gets people every time. I’ve seen buyers get frustrated with it, and honestly, I get where they’re coming from. Sometimes it feels like there’s a fee for every breath you take during escrow. I remember one transaction where the buyer spotted a “courier fee” and asked what documents were actually being couriered—turns out everything was done electronically anyway. The title rep just shrugged and said it was “standard.”
I do think some of these charges are legit, but others… yeah, it’s hard not to wonder if they’re just renamed or recycled from old line items. Have you ever actually succeeded in getting one of those random fees waived? Or is it just a lost cause most of the time?
