You accepted an offer, made it through due diligence, and closing day is finally in sight. Per the North Carolina Offer to Purchase and Contract, you have the responsibility to deliver the home to the buyer in substantially the same—or better—condition as it was when the offer was made. So what does that mean? Here is a practical checklist to help you make it to the closing table without any last-minute hiccups. Keep Everything Running Even if you move out before closing, lea

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Before you answer that question, let me introduce you to something called nose blindness. It's a real thing. Nose blindness is what happens when you've lived with a smell for so long that your brain simply stops noticing it. Meanwhile, the person walking through your front door notices it within seconds. As a Realtor, I see this all the time. Sellers are often convinced their house doesn't have an odor because they honestly can't smell it anymore. Buyers, on the other h

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