Part 2 of Say it Ain't Sold!

Alright so as we creep up on the closing date everything was going smoothly. So smooth in fact that it was incredibly scary. I called the mortgage guy several times "just to double check" and my buyers and sellers both thought it would be more convenient to close a day early on monday instead of tuesday. And after talking to everybody involved they seemed like it was going to be fine to do. However.... The friday before closing we waited ALL day to hear from the girl at the attorney's office when she received the package from the mortgage girl. (Not that this is relevant but the girl at the attorney's office is the sister in-law to my buyers which is the reason we closed with them) So when my buyers nor I had a clue what time the closing was supposed to happen on monday we went into panic mode. Keep in mind that my buyers have to know an amount to get a cashier's check for so that was also on pause. So after we find out that the package never got to the attorney's office because their system was freezing up and wouldn't print we just knew to expect this... You know the saying, "if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is." Well, we weren't going to stress anything. My buyers were planning on having most of the week off anyway to move in and the sellers were retired so thank goodness it wasn't a huge issue for anybody. So monday morning comes and I was helping out at the office by answering the phone at the front desk for about an hour and my buyers called to let me know that they package just got to the attorney's office and that they were headed to the bank to get the cashier's check. So I told them to call me when they got to the attorney's office and I would meet them. And sure enough they just signed everything in a calm laid back atmosphere like there were never any problems. It was perfect! If you're not sitting back in your chair with a long sigh of relief like I was then you obviously don't know some of the drama that happens in the real estate world. (This is off topic but we had some homes listed with a builder for a while and we finally got a contract in on one so I was working with the mortgage guy and attorney to get everything ready and the attorney called us to let us know that the home was just sold in a tax sale the previous week! How insane is that! Talk about freak out mode!) Ok so back to my story, the sellers met us there and signed their side while we waited in the other room and after they were done we all met up and the other Realtor and I hugged, ( I got the other agent a thank you card just to say thanks for being great to work with...) we were all off and headed in different directions. It was a wonderful day and everybody was absolutely wonderful. Later, in talking to my buyers I found out that the seller stopped by one afternoon to just check on them and make sure everything was working (which he didn't have to do) and my buyer was having trouble connecting the washer and dryer so the gentleman stayed and helped him. They also mentioned to him that none of the windows came with screens. Not that they didn't already love their new home without screens on the windows but the man had a company come in and install screens on all of the windows the next day. I definitely know Southern Hospitality is alive and well. I am so happy to be where I am and doing what I love.