Most sellers never hear this stat until it's already their problem: roughly one out of every seven contracted home sales in the U.S. collapses before it ever reaches the closing table. We're not talking about listings that don't sell, we're talking about deals where a buyer was already locked in, paperwork was signed, and a moving date was circled on the calendar.When that happens, it's far more than a...
contract to close
The moment a seller accepts an offer is one of the best feelings in the whole process. You've done the hard work — prepared the home, navigated showings, reviewed offers — and now you have a signed contract in hand. It's natural to feel like the finish line is right in front of you.But here's what I tell every seller I work with: getting under contract is not the finish line. It's the starting line for...