are we able to close on newly purchased home in Alabama by mail
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are we able to close on newly purchased home in Alabama by mail
We will not be able to attend closing on our newly
purchased property in Alabama because we live in
Massachusetts Can we sign the docs and return by mail to
closing agent
Asked on April 4, 2018 under Real Estate Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, closings can be done by mail, particularly if you give your realtor/agent a power of attorney--it can and *should* be an extremely limited one, which by its terms only applies to this one transaction--to enable him/her to sign anything that needs to be signed the day of (i.e. not advance). This is how I sold my father's home in FL after he passed away, for example--I did not travel from NJ to FL for it, but executed certain documents in advance and provided a POA for anything else. The realtor should know how to do this; if not, a real estate attorney will.
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