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Closing day from the seller's perspective

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Real Estate Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.

The closing today is not just another home sale... it's MY home sale!  

Ever since September, when my husband and I decided to purchase a home in a new Lennar community, the experience has been somewhat surreal. We've lived in five different homes in the same community for nearly 45 years, and now we're leaving it behind for a completely new experience in a new area.

A smaller yard, bigger house, and lower taxes are calling, and we're looking forward to starting over with landscaping and decorating projects. (Expect lots of blogs on those topics in the coming months.)

The appraisal was our last hurdle to this adventure becoming real, and the number came in right on target. Now we're surrounded by boxes and scrambling to fill more of them before the moving trucks come on Monday. 

But the real estate business doesn't stop - or even pause - because agents have a personal life. Another home I just listed in the neighborhood got an offer yesterday, and I spent the day dealing with that. My brother wants me to look at our mother's condo since he finished preparing it for sale, and get it on the market now... not next week. GRRRR!  And a relocating military family contacted me via email overnight about seeing a house today. (Not to mention the listings and sales already on my plate.) 

Everything will get done. I know that because it always does. I just have to remember to take care of my husband and myself with the same diligence I would any other client.  Let's hope that closing goes as smoothly as I expect it to!

 

So much to do... so little time... 

 

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This infoMargaret Wodarmation was provided to you by Margaret Woda, an Associate Broker with Long & Foster Real Estate in Crofton Maryland. Contact Margaret today for general real estate information or to learn how she can help you buy or sell a home in Annapolis, Bowie, Crofton, Davidsonville, Gambrills, and Odenton. 

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Comments (9)

Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

Congratulations on all the things going on in your life. I know that your neighbors are gong to miss you! 

Mar 02, 2015 08:21 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Glad all went well, Margaret. I must admit closing day on my own homes has never been a big deal with me... I usually go early and sign my papers and move on.

Mar 02, 2015 08:24 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

How could the outcome of all this activity be anything other than it is with the ultimate professional in charge.

Congratulations on your move to a new home.  That will be an adventure in itself.

Mar 02, 2015 09:57 PM
Patrick White
Home Driven Realty, Inc - Baldwin, NY
Driven to bring New Yorkers home

Good Morning Margaret

Thanks for the post and valuable information. Have a great week

Mar 02, 2015 10:19 PM
Bill Roberts
Brooks and Dunphy Real Estate - Oceanside, CA
"Baby Boomer" Retirement Planner

Hi Margaret, Good for you. A brand new house definitely has it challenges, usually reserved for young folks, but I'm sure you will handle it very well.

Bill Roberts

Mar 02, 2015 11:19 PM
Margaret Woda
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD
Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

Closing was a breeze, and the buyers are a darling young couple with two little ones. We're so happy for them and they seem to be pretty happy, too. Now... if it would just stop raining, snowing, and freezing.... 

Mar 03, 2015 07:57 PM
S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL
United Realty Group, Inc. - Davie, FL
Davie, Plantation, Cooper City & Weston Specialist

Margaret, I hope your closing and move went smoothly.  I'm sure that you've been busy unpacking and getting started on those landscaping & decorating projects... along with "business as usual"... of course!  Thankfully, the weather is warmer now so no more snow for many months!

Apr 28, 2015 05:37 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Margaret, what a great post! It is good for us to go through what our buyers and sellers go through every so often as a reminder of how stressful and emotional it can be for them.

May 12, 2015 01:43 PM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I'm sure this is all in the past now and you are both enjoying your new home!

Jun 14, 2015 02:17 PM