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What to Expect the Week of your Closing

Posted By: In: How To
Date: Sun, Jul 24th 2011 1:34 pm

You have made your list, you have circled dates on the calendar and everything is coming together. 

1) This week you will need to get home insurance.  You will have a clause that you must add which will pay the mortgage off should we have a disaster.  Contact the lender and have them send this to the insurance agent.

2) Visit the property again. Get meter numbers so you can transfer the utilities.  Some companies require a deposit, others just want a letter of good standing or credit from your current provider. You will need to do this about 5 days in advance of when you are closing so that there is not a gap in service.

3) Contact the attorney for a copy of your Settlement Statement and Wiring Instructions.  This will have the amount the attorney needs from the buyer/and or /Seller to make the transfer of ownership.  You should be able to get this 2 business days before closing date.  The wiring instructions will tell your bank where to send the money.  In most cases, the attorney wants the money in his/her account the day before closing to be sure there are no problems.