From: Joshua Putnam 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Real Estate Purchase question
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:31:40 -0800

In article <41bb1e6b$0$9740$a1866201@visi.com>, "Karen in MN" 
 says...

> Other than encouraging her to consult a lawyer about the transaction,
> there's not much I can do.  But I have to wonder if what she is saying is
> even possible -- can one actually have a closing like that?  The people I
> know that have bought property out of town for a relocation have had to come
> back for the closing.

Quite possible in some jurisdictions, at least.  We had a choice buying 
our home, if going to the title & escrow office hadn't been convenient 
for us, they would have dispatched a mobile notary to have the final 
paperwork signed at our location.

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