Closing Day

Closing day can be exciting and sad as you close one chapter of your life and begin a new one. You may be invited to take a final walk through the house with the new owners. Enjoy this time, but be ready for a little writer's cramp...there will be plenty of papers to sign at the title company.

Q: Are there any documents or items I should leave in the house for the buyer? Leave manuals for appliances as well as the furnace, hot water heater and air conditioner. If you have any warranties that are transferable to the new owner, leave them as well. If you have any service agreements (for example, furnace inspection twice annually) that you are unable to take with you to your new home, leave contact numbers as well. Don't forget to pull garage door openers out of your cars and leave them in the garage.

Q: When do I turn over the keys? Most likely you will give your keys to the realtor, who will then turn them over to the title company, who will in-turn give them to the buyer once closing is complete.