Pre-Closing Checklist Test your mastery of real estate minutiae, and answer the following multiple choice question: What’s the last (if not most important) pre-closing detail to get right? A. The client’s net number on the ALTA (federal closing worksheet). B. Still-needed signature(s) on any last-minute Purchase Agreement Amendments. C. The listing agent’s sign riders from the “For Sale”...Read More
Having the TISH Done TOO Soon(?) Assuming the local municipality requires a Truth-in-Sale of Housing (“TISH”) inspection, the usual answer to the question, “When should prospective home sellers have the city inspection done?” is, “as soon as possible.” That gives the homeowner a head start addressing any required repairs, and allows them to combine the...Read More
Pre-Closing Checklist Test your mastery of real estate minutiae, and answer the following multiple choice question: What’s the last (if not most important) pre-closing detail to get right? A. The client’s net number on the HUD-1. B. Still-needed signature(s) on any last-minute Purchase Agreement Amendments. C. The listing agent’s sign riders from the “For Sale” sign (once the...Read More
Maybe That “To Do” List Was Too Long(??) The other week, I emailed a client getting their house ready for market a rather long — but important — list of recommended steps. They took a while to respond, then finally sent me an email saying they would “f/u.” I was momentarily taken aback, because up...Read More
Cubs’ Fans — and Procrastinators’ — Lament “Man plans, God laughs.” –Yiddish proverb So, here’s the status of my late Fall checklist as of last Friday: Blow out the sprinkler system? Check. Bring in the garden hoses? Check. Remove the window screens and store them in the basement? Affirmative. Rake and bag all the leftover...Read More
