What is a final walk through?

The final walk through as we call then is your last chance to see the home you bought before it closes.

After a buyers offer on a home is accepted by the sellers a month or so will pass before there is a closing and the property changes hands. During the time the buyer doesn't have possession of the property and does not get to see the inside.

A lot can happen in a month or two. It is a good idea for buyers to go on a final walk through of the home with their agent the day before the closing or even the day of the closing to do one final check to make sure everything is as it should be.

The walk through protects buyers they get to look at what they are going to buy before they pay for it. It also protect the sellers.

A few years ago I went on a final walk through with some buyers and we found that the kitchen sink had been removed.  This is very unusual and the sellers put in a new sink before the closing. It wasn't their intent to leave the buyers sink-less . . but it could happen.

Buyers should ask for a final walk through before the closing.