Agent-to-Agent Closing Courtesy While the Seller is busy passing house keys, garage door openers, etc. to the Buyer at closing, guess what the Buyer’s agent often gives the listing agent (representing the Seller)? No, the correct answer isn’t, “a flask of whiskey”. Rather, it’s the listing agent’s lockbox. As a courtesy, Buyers’ agents will often...Read More
Buyer’s Agent Pre-Closing Freakout, or “The 30 Minute Home Warranty Policy” What do you do as a Buyer’s agent (OK, me) when — proofing the closing worksheet just before closing** — you catch that the Purchase Agreement includes a Seller-paid home warranty from HSA . . . and you can’t confirm that one’s been ordered?...Read More
Agent-to-Agent Closing Courtesy While the Seller is busy passing house keys, garage door openers, etc. to the Buyer at closing, the Buyer’s agent often is transferring something to the listing agent, representing the Seller: the listing agent’s lockbox (no, the correct answer isn’t, “a flask of whiskey”). As a courtesy, Buyers’ agents will often ask...Read More
Closing Checklist — Seller Version As a listing agent (representing the Seller), I’m not a “Mother Hen” when it comes to most closing details. That is to say, I trust my clients to empty out their homes in a timely fashion; arrange for any needed cleaning and/or repairs (see below); give notice to utilities; line...Read More