Document checklist
Every paper the sale will ask for.
Five quick questions fit the list to your home: no HOA papers without an HOA, no septic records on public sewer. Each item says why it matters and where to find it. Free, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
Five pre-listing items are still out.
About your home
These shape the list. Change one and items appear or drop.
Before you list
0 of 5 gathered
Your net proceeds are built on this number. A guess is not a plan.
Where to find itCall your loan servicer or download it from their portal. Minutes.
Buyers ask what the house costs to run. A real answer builds trust and removes a common stall.
Where to find itUtility portals show a year of history. Screenshots are fine.
They convey with the house and make every “how old is the…?” question a fast yes.
Where to find itThe kitchen drawer everyone has; email for e-receipts on newer appliances.
Fence lines and easements come up in almost every contract conversation.
Where to find itYour closing packet from when you bought; the settlement company may have it too.
Buyers look it up anyway. Knowing your number first keeps the pricing conversation grounded.
Where to find itYour county’s real estate assessment site, by address.
Once you are under contract
0 of 3 gathered; one is made during the contract
A recent policy can earn a reissue-rate discount on the buyer’s title work. Real money that helps the deal.
Where to find itYour closing packet, or the settlement company that closed you.
The settlement company works faster with your chain-of-title paper than without it.
Where to find itThe folder from your purchase closing; county land records have the deed if it is lost.
The buyer’s walk-through verifies repairs against receipts. No receipt, no proof, reopened negotiation.
Where to find itYou will generate these during the contract period. Keep every invoice.
Made during the contract period
For the closing table
0 of 3 gathered
The notary cannot close without it. The most preventable closing-day delay there is.
Where to find itWallets. Check the expiration dates now, not closing morning.
Verified payout instructions early means money that lands the day you close. Always confirm wire details by phone with the settlement company.
Where to find itA voided check or your bank’s wire sheet, given directly to the settlement company, never by plain email.
Handed over at settlement. Every one you cannot find is a phone call after you have moved.
Where to find itEvery drawer, every car, the garage wall. Put them in one bag now.
One email, no password, and nothing to buy. Your work comes with you.
Ready when you are.
A 15-minute call, and you get real numbers for your home before you decide anything.
Or call 571-496-9009