12 STEPS TO THE CLOSING TABLE AND THE BIG CHECK KATHY KENNEBROOK
11. Call your buyer and make sure they have gotten a cashiers check for any monies they have to bring to
closing and make sure they know where it is and what time the closing takes place. Make sure they bring a
photo ID with them. The lender will require this. Believe me when I tell you that these are all lessons learned
from experience.
12. Now, Show up at the closing and don’t forget to bring the keys or garage door openers. Take several deep
breaths and try to relax. Once you get through the closing take another deep breath, call your spouse and go
out to dinner to celebrate.
Here is another point for you to consider. In my business, it is rare that I go to closings anymore since the whole
closing process is outsourced. The funds from the closing are directly wired to an account for us so we get paid
right away.
If I do go to a closing, I don’t go at the same time as the buyers. I usually go right after they are done with all
their paperwork. The paperwork on a closing for a buyer is fairly time consuming and needs to be explained to
the buyer by the title agent. I don’t like sitting at closings for an hour or more until I need to sign my documents.
If you have done your due diligence and followed all the steps in the closing process, there isn’t really anything
that can go wrong at the last minute, so breath easy but expect the worst.