Friday, January 12, 2007

To Become Wealthy: Contract Details Part VII



Closing: I would expect this to be the final part of the contract, but it is only on page 7 out of 13. Lawyers do not make anything that is short and simple. That way you are guaranteed to need them for anything involving any contracts. Please do not misinterpret my statements as anti-lawyer. I am glad to use them and welcome their expertise and assistance. I am really anti-contracts. Anyway, our closing date was initially set for Feb 2nd, but we have extended it out three weeks simply because both sides need more time to prepare everything, especially since the Xmas and New Years holidays were thrown in the mix.

There is a long list of what both the Seller and the Buyer need to have at closing. Some of these things are restated from earlier in the contact so I will not go thru them again.

When we closed on our personal residence last year, the closing almost seemed like a formality. All of the work had already been done and reviewed before the closing. We basically sat at a large table in front of a big stack of papers and signed our names until our fingers cramped up. Then we had to sing some more. The lawyer gave the seller’s lawyer a check and we got the keys to the house. Except for the finger cramping, it was a painless procedure. I expect that this time the only difference will be that we will receive a FedEx package containing a large stack of papers that will require our signatures that we will then have to mail back before the closing date. We will probably never have the keys to this place, but the property manager will.

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