Congratulations! Your offer was accepted, and soon you’ll be building great new memories with your family in a great new home! But before you can take possession of your new home, there are many preparations to be made to ensure a smooth closing.
When you’re buying or selling your home, you have to make many decisions. If you’re the seller, you have to decide what improvements that you should make to get maximum value, whether you want to hire a realtor or sell the property yourself, and a listing price that will get offers. And if you’re the buyer, you have to decide what you can afford, and whether or not the property that you choose is a place where you will be comfortable. And both the buyer and seller need to decide what title company should provide their title insurance which is always an important investment.
Buying and selling real estate is one of the trickiest transactions for most consumers, because it involves more details than most other financial transactions, and the process only happens a few times in most people’s lives. There are exceptions, such as people that are in the military or that have jobs that require them to relocate frequently, but in most cases, it’s a life changing event.