![]() ![]() Some buyers assume that closing day is move-out day, and while that is often the case, it’s possible that you’ve agreed to something else in the contract and overlooked it in the whirlwind of details. ![]() These details should be outlined in the contract, but if you have any confusion about them, don’t hesitate to reach out to your agent. Take the initiative and reach out to your agent or lender with any of the following questions: Does the seller plan to be 100% out of the house on closing day? Still, you may have questions involving the house, your move-in timing, and your mortgage loan. “If I say to a first-time homebuyer, ‘This is what we’re going to do, this is how we’re going to do it come with me, let me show you,’ then we don’t have that stress at the end,” Helbert explains. The day before closing shouldn’t be a very stressful time, and working with a top agent will do wonders for your confidence come closing day. Ask your agent or lender questions to confirm key details Follow HomeLight’s guide on what to look for in the final walkthrough for more details on this step of the process. Make sure the sellers completed any repairs they agreed to make and collect copies of the receipts from the various projects. Turn the lights on and off, check the air conditioner and furnace, flush the toilets, run water in the sinks, and open the doors and windows. It would have been their - and not the seller’s - concern.”īarring that nothing major looks off, use the final walkthrough to review the home’s basic systems. ![]() “Had I just gone to closing, we would have had such a huge mess. “I walked in, and the ceiling from the kitchen was on the kitchen counter,” recalls Hebert. She decided to go check on the house because neither she nor the buyer had seen it in a couple of weeks. Dolly Helbert, a top agent in the Triangle and surrounding areas of North Carolina who sells 80% more properties in Cary than the average agent in the area, recalls a time when her client was flying in from out of town to attend the closing. Normally the final walkthrough is a formality, but never (in a million years) should you skip it. You’re also there to see if it looks like the sellers will be ready to move out soon… or if they’ve still got a lot of packing to do. Note that the sellers are generally obligated to leave the house in “ broom clean” condition when they move out, which means swept, vacuumed, and free of debris or excess stuff you haven’t agreed to keep. You can opt to do the walkthrough sooner, but that creates a higher risk: something could still happen between the walkthrough and closing, catching you by surprise. Most real estate contracts stipulate that the buyer has the right to perform a final walkthrough, also known as a pre-closing inspection, within 24 hours before closing. Source: (Giorgio Trovato / Unsplash) Go to the final walkthrough and keep your eyes peeled
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