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Too smooth too close

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Are you still waiting for a smooth closing? Ahhh the smooth closing is the most elusive of creatures. It exists along side big foot..."often heard of but rarely seen". Prepare yourself for the certainty that there will be uncertainty. 

Do not FEAR: the phone, email or text. Every green acre has it challenges. If you are a salty sailor you will meet the challenge head on and reset the course toward CLOSE. If the winds stop blowing in your favor, take down the sails and put to rowing. 

And on the 6th day you will say: "Let there be Amendments" and there shall be amendments to close and you will be pleased with the amendments and say "it was good that we amended the contract". 

Anchors away! Our port is on the horizon. Set sail! Land HO!

Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Alan. This is pretty funny and I enjoyed it a lot. There is no smooth close: that was a fantasy film in the 70's.

Jul 30, 2013 09:46 PM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Hi Alan, love that Green Acres photo. Where's Eb Dawson? Don't mentally spend your commission until you walk away from the closing table.

Jul 31, 2013 12:03 AM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Sheila: Happy to see you smile. Hope you have a great day.

Noah: Best advice of the day. Have a great one. 

Jul 31, 2013 12:15 AM
Tim Lorenz
TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA
949 874-2247

It is allusive but I have had 2 in my career. Out of hundreds of closings.

Jul 31, 2013 01:19 AM
Brian Sharkey
SharkeyRE LLC - Singer Island, FL
SharkeyRE

Great....... Now I have that song Stuck In My Head!  Greeeeeen Acres is the place to be.......

Jul 31, 2013 03:52 AM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Tim: Awesome. You have seen Big foot twice. lol

Brian: "farm living is the life for me...Land spreading out so far and wide...Keep Manhatten just give that coountry side..."

Jul 31, 2013 04:04 AM
Rob Arnold
Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL
Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F

The more control you have over the closing, the better chance of it being smooth.  I have sold a few properties to big hedge funds recently and those are the smoothest of all. No nitpicking, few contingencies.

Jul 31, 2013 07:06 AM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Rob: Very nice. Good work. 

Jul 31, 2013 07:09 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

i like to get the ammendments out of the way so the closing can go smooth, but those are fewer than years past.

Jul 31, 2013 09:53 AM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

William:

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great week. 

Jul 31, 2013 01:26 PM
Karl Hess
Keller Williams Shore Properties - Barnegat, NJ
on The Jersey Shore

Looking for Arnold the Pig....but I agree Alan; even when EVERYTHING appears to be in order, something always seems to go a little sideways.  Oh well, I always say that if this job were easy, everyone would do it.

Jul 31, 2013 01:36 PM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Karl: Well said. Have a great week. 

Jul 31, 2013 02:21 PM
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I don't think that such things as 'smooth closings' exist anymore. There are changes all the way.....Actually, I don't mind any reasonable ADMs ~ if it has a chance to close and not to start all over:)

Jul 31, 2013 06:04 PM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Inna: Very true. Nothing worse than having to start over. 

Jul 31, 2013 11:21 PM
Than Maynard
Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK
Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

As you say the 'smooth' closing is a rare animal, but it nice when it drops by for a visit.

Aug 01, 2013 12:27 AM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Than: Agreed. Have a great week. 

Aug 01, 2013 01:55 AM