First Closing - situation ISSUE

[Danielle Spears]

Hey everyone,

Closing is the best part of a deal and I am excited to get there (one day). However, my situation is very unique (I think) and I'm in need of advice.

I'm a work-from-home mom with one car. My husband needs the car everyday for work and is not able to be dropped of at his job because he works on a military base. So from 7am to 5pm the car is with him. With no other family or trusted friends where I live, I would not be able to have someone drop me off at the closing and watch my kids.

What am I to do?

• Do I have to be present at the closing in order to get paid?
• Do I have to inform both the seller and the buyer that I won't be at the closing table?
• Do I contact the title company and inform them I won't be there?
• If I can't be there will there be an issue?

Also, how are the contracts that I have from the seller and buyer sent to the title company? Do I fax both contracts to the title company (info provided by the seller) and state the property being sold? 

This is my first closing.

[Kevin Hunter]

@Danielle Spears, the title company or closing attorney can set up a mobile notary to bring all the documents to you at your house and you can execute the closing from there.  Just tell them early and they will set it up.  They will, of course, charge you for it, but it sounds like you would be willing to accept that. 

As a fellow military member though, I know that you can drop him off at work and pick him up at the end of the day.  It will mean putting the kids in the car for the trip each time, but that would most likely be a simpler solution.