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Escrow timeline generator

Your contract expresses every deadline as "17 days" or "3 business days" counted from acceptance. That is precise and almost unreadable. Enter the date your offer was accepted and get every deadline as an actual date, in the order it happens.

This generator needs JavaScript, which is not running right now. The sequence in a typical California escrow: the deposit goes to escrow within a few business days of acceptance, seller disclosures follow, then the investigation and appraisal contingencies, then the loan contingency, a final walkthrough shortly before closing, and recording at the county.

The full guide walks through each stage, or call 619-987-6543. If you are mid-transaction and something is unclear, you are not bothering us.

Two things worth knowing about these dates

Contingencies do not lapse on their own in California. They are removed in writing. A date passing does not remove one, and it does not automatically put your deposit at risk either - but it does give the seller the ability to serve a notice to perform.

The deposit deadline is counted differently from the rest. It runs in business days while the contingency periods run in calendar days, which is exactly why people miss it. It is also the first thing that happens, often before anyone feels the transaction has really started.

What happens after your offer is accepted covers what actually happens inside each of these windows, and what to do when one is about to be missed.

General information, not legal advice. Your purchase agreement is the authority on every date above.

Mid-transaction and want a second pair of eyes?

Send us your dates and we will tell you what is coming and what to watch for. If you are already working with us, this is the fastest way to flag something.

The figures you entered above are included so we can look at the same numbers you are. We will not pass your details to anyone, and one reply asking us to stop is enough.

Would rather just talk? 619-987-6543.