It spins off dividends and mirrors the whole market so there is considerable safety as more than just a hedge against inflation.Many FIRE enthusiasts put every extra dollar they can into VTSAX and are able to retire much earlier than the average person.

If the title company doesn't want to do that extra legwork, or it isn't their company policy, or they just plain don't have the confidence for it, you can hire the services of a transaction coordinator and they will coordinate the transaction for you.If the buyer is leveraging borrowed funds for the purchase you'll have to be a lot more careful. 

Even then the cash buyers end up paying extra to secure the deal and accept lower margins.  

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After that, you can get prices to install individual water heaters, air conditioners and call the power company about putting in the extra meters.You can generally put a price to everything.

You have to make sure to double and triple-check the SOW that you sign off on with your contractor.Even though you know you talked about something being included in a certain price, if it's not on there, they will charge you extra based on it not being on what was signed off on.

Nearly every State's contract has a section for special instructions to lay out terms, add extra documentation etc.The "one pager" contract has its place, but I use the State contract 98% of the time because it offers excellent protection to both seller and buyer, is easy to fill out, and is what everyone is used to seeing.

Had I done 5% down, 4.9% and $125 PMI it would have cost an extra $231/mo +/-.

Best option would be to not get into situation where you have a dispute - if it means you have to shell out few hundred extra $, would recommend doing it.

Talk to your CPA and set aside any funds you may need for taxes.Given that you will have zero cash flow over the next 12 months, there is extra burden on you to ensure you are smart with the money and keep reserves in the event there is a problem (e.g.