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Closing day checklist
Work backwards from the date. Most of what goes wrong on closing day needed doing a week earlier.
Last verified: July 31, 2026
Closing is administrative, and it goes wrong in administrative ways: money that has not cleared, a document nobody chased, an insurance binder missing on the morning. Work backwards from the date rather than towards it.
One sheet for both sides of the same day, because the two halves interlock — an empty property and a cleared bank draft are the same transaction seen from opposite ends.
30 items across 5 groups
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1. The week before Everything that needs lead time
2. The day before Money, documents, and the walkthrough
3. On the day — buying What you are waiting on, and in what order
4. On the day — selling Handing over cleanly
5. Once you have the keys The first hour, and the first week
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