Closing
The meeting where the sale becomes official. Buyer and seller sign the final documents, money moves, and the deed gets recorded. In some states it happens in person; in others it's mostly electronic.
Your Room opens on going under contract and closing, with the offer and everything before it already ticked.
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Part 1 of 4
Why a seller cares
Closing is the day the promises become a sale: signatures, money, the deed. Knowing what happens in what order takes the mystery out of a day that most sellers do once or twice in their lives.
Part 2 of 4
A simple example
A Friday closing at the title company. You arrive with ID and keys; the buyer's lender wired the loan that morning.
| In the order it happens | What it is |
|---|---|
| You sign the deed and the settlement statement | Twenty minutes, a notary, a lot of initials |
| The buyer signs their loan and closing documents | Longer; the lender's stack is thicker |
| Funds are received and the deed is sent to record | The sale is done; the title company disburses |
| Your proceeds arrive by wire or check | Same day in most states, after recording |
Closing is a short signing and a long wire. Once the deed records, the home is theirs.
Part 3 of 4
What people get wrong
That closing means the meeting. In many states the deed and the money can move hours or a day after the signatures, and the sale closes when they do.
Part 4 of 4 · where to read next
Where it appears in the sale
What a definition is, and what it isn't
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