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How Great Fielders and Great Closers Are Alike

Making a Catch — or a Closing “Save” — Look Easy “Paul Blair never made a great catch because he never had to; he was always standing under the ball when it came down.” –Earl Weaver, Baltimore Orioles manager; “Paul Blair, Center for Champions, Dies at 69.”  The New York Times (12/27/2013). How are great...
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Closing Questions, Closing Anecdotes

“Isn’t the Mortgage Balance Overstated?” One of the most common questions Sellers have at closing is why their online mortgage balance (or per their final statement) differs from the loan “pay-off” amount. If you haven’t sold a home recently, the latter is typically higher by anywhere from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, depending on...
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