Closing Cost Check FLHomeowners · Every line on the closing statement, explained
Florida

Why is the closing number $4,000 higher?

Paste the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure — or say the price, the loan, the county, and whether you're buying or selling. In a few seconds you get each fee explained, who customarily pays it in Florida, what's negotiable, what changed since the estimate and whether that's allowed, and the questions for the closing agent. No account. Nothing stored.

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Free — takes 30 seconds

The deal, or the statement.

Buying, selling or refinancing; the price and loan amount; the county; the loan type (FHA, VA, conventional, cash); and paste the fee lines from the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure if you have them — especially anything that went up.

Free. Takes a few seconds.

Why this exists

'That's just how it is in Florida' is true for the taxes and false for half the other lines.

Doc stamps are set by statute. The title premium is set by rule. Almost everything else on the statement is a custom, a contract term, or a lender fee with a federal rule about whether it can change. Three days is enough to ask — if you know which lines to ask about. This tells you.

How it works

Thirty seconds. Then the right questions, three days before closing.

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Paste the statement

Or the price, loan, county and the lines that changed. Nothing is saved.

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See each line explained

Who pays in Florida, what's negotiable, what changed and whether that's allowed — in English or Spanish.

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Ask before you sign

The annotated statement, the changed-circumstance request, the wire checklist and the refund letter, in the full version.

Plans

Checking the statement is free. The closing kit is $9.

The free version explains the lines and flags what to ask. The kit gives you the annotated statement, the lender and agent requests, the wire-verification checklist and the after-closing refund letter.

Closing kit
$9one closing

The annotated fee list, the changed-circumstance request, the closing-agent questions, the wire-verification checklist, the closing-day document list and the after-closing refund letter. English or Spanish. Printable.

  • Line-by-line annotated statement
  • Changed-circumstance request to the lender
  • Wire-verification script and checklist
  • Tolerance-refund letter — print or save as PDF
Brokerages, lenders & counselors
$99per month

For a brokerage, a credit-union mortgage team, a title agency or a HUD-approved homebuyer-education provider that wants every client to understand the statement.

  • Unlimited kits
  • Your office's name on every kit
  • Spanish and English
  • Cancel any time

All prices in USD, handled by Stripe. The free check never goes behind a paywall.

Common questions

Is it really free? Is what I paste stored?

The first look is free, and the tool says nothing you paste is stored. If you want the full closing kit for one closing it's $9, or $99/month for brokerages, lenders and counselors. This is a free public-interest tool, not legal or financial advice — check the numbers with your closing agent.

My Closing Disclosure number doesn't match my Loan Estimate — is that allowed?

It depends on the fee category: lender fees and transfer taxes generally can't increase at all, some third-party fees can rise up to 10% in total, and prepaids or shopped-for services have no limit (CFPB — Loan Estimate vs Closing Disclosure). If a fee jumped in a category that generally can't increase, the tool will flag it and suggest asking your lender for the changed-circumstance documentation — it won't tell you a fee was 'overcharged.'

Who pays for the owner's title insurance in Florida — me or the seller?

It's a county custom set by your contract, not a state law — sellers customarily pay in many counties, including much of Central Florida, while buyers customarily pay in some South Florida counties (Florida OIR — Title insurance). The premium itself is the same everywhere because Florida sets it by rule; only the agent's fees differ. Read your contract's title section — that's what actually controls.

I got an email with new wire instructions for closing — is that safe?

No — never trust wire instructions from an email, especially last-minute 'changed' ones; that's the classic scam (FBI — Real estate wire fraud). Always call the title company at a number from your contract or its known website to verify before sending anything. This tool can explain the warning but can't verify your specific wire — that call is on you.

What are Florida's doc stamp and intangible taxes, and who pays them?

Florida charges a documentary stamp tax on the deed — customarily paid by the seller in most counties but negotiable by contract — plus doc stamps on the note and an intangible tax on the mortgage, both customarily paid by the borrower (Florida Dept. of Revenue — Documentary stamp tax). There's no other state transfer tax or mortgage tax beyond these. The tool can show you these lines but can't confirm your county's exact custom — that's in your contract.

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