Vol. 5, No. 6, Pg. 21. Real Estate Closing Systems: A Shopping List for Lawyers.

South Carolina Lawyer

1994.

Vol. 5, No. 6, Pg. 21.

Real Estate Closing Systems: A Shopping List for Lawyers

Real Estate Closing Systems: A Shopping List for LawyersBy Joy H. ShanksHow can you prepare a closing in 15 minutes and be 100% assured of the accuracy of the calculations and prorations? How can you be gracious to a realtor who calls with a last-minute change after all the documents have been prepared? Wouldn't it be nice to submit loan packages without whiteout and in perfect balance every time? Although price, performance and service after the sale may differ from company to company, all these objectives can be met with any of several real estate closing software packages currently on the market. Careful shoppers may find the pointers that follow helpful in deciding which software to purchase for the law office.22Closing Software and ProducersAdditional software and producers may be found in directories and other publications for the legal profession. Prices are approximate and may be subject to change.

Close It; Convey It; Hud It; Insure It; Loan ItDisplay Systems, Inc.180 NW Third AvenueOkeechobee, FL 34,972(813) 763-5555$275 - $1,395Easy-HUD (RESPA)Easy Soft, Inc.475 Watchung Ave.Watchung, NJ 07060(908) 754-7638$195 - $1,095Easy Title, Easy RESPA, Easy Close Easy Close Software CorporationPO Box 836Kendall SquareCambridge, MA 02142(800) 398-7489$500 - $2,995Landtech 86 Real Estate Settlement SystemLandtech Data Corp.120 S. Olive Ave., No. 303West Palm Beach, FL 33401(800) 937-2938$1,995PericlesAtlantis SoftwarePO Box 5968Raleigh, NC 27650(919) 856-1822$599ProformSoftpro CorporationPO Box 31485Raleigh, NC 27622(800) 848-0143$995 - $3,460RESPA ResolverBenchmark Software, Inc.2260 Lake Ave., Ste. 130Rochester, NY 14612(800) 724-9429Shepard's Blackacre RESPA SoftwareShepard's/McGraw-Hill, Inc.P.O. Box 35300Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3530(719) 481-7903$350 - $549Soft Design Real Estate Closing SystemSoft Design PO Box 702Paw Creek, NC 28130(800) 295-5539$650 - $899Sulcus Law Management Services41 N. Main StSulcus CentreGreensburg, PA 15601(800) 245-7900$1,595 - $2,495Turbo CloseFerrell Group, Inc.22 Tuttle Ave. SouthSuite 4Sarasota, FL 34237(800) 741-6465$2,500General FeaturesThe primary features of most packages are the arithmetic calculations and printing of the HUD-1. Other functions usually include...