There is nothing wrong with 2 parties agreeing to complete a transaction on their own but don’t expect an escrow officer to guide you through the transaction, that’s not their job and they’re foolish if they offer advice.
The real risk is by the seller, not having anyone to bear some responsibility if something goes wrong.
As long as any seller gets their money, they will
never sue the buyer.
It’s the buyer that can sue a seller for any number of reasons after a transaction closes.
Just because a buyer has lived in a property doesn’t mean that they have to accept a property as is.
There are disclosures that are required even if a seller has not lived in a property.
Any Agent/Realtor/Broker has some liability in every transaction that they are involved in, which is why it isn’t prudent for one to say they will
help complete a transaction like this for a few hundred dollars.
The OP admitted he knows nothing about the process and the ‘experts’ here are telling him it’s no big deal to do it on your own.
Really bad advice.
