Wet funding
A closing where the lender wires the loan proceeds the same day documents are signed. Money changes hands and the deed gets recorded fast. Standard in most states.
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Why a seller cares
In a wet-funding state the loan money arrives the day of signing, the deed records, and the sale is done in one day. It is the common case, and it is why closing day usually ends with a wire.
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A simple example
You sign at 10 a.m. The lender's funds arrive by noon, the deed records at 2, and your proceeds are wired at 3.
| The state's rule | How closing day goes |
|---|---|
| Wet funding | Sign, fund, record and disburse, all the same day |
| Dry funding | Sign one day, fund and record a day or three later |
Wet means the money is there when the ink is.
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What people get wrong
That every state closes in a day. Dry-funding states split signing from funding, and the keys wait.
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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