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I spent most of the morning getting ready for us to take the escrow papers in for "approval". And notary.

At first, I thought we would have this done in a couple of days. It took a week and a half.

There is so much overlay by the tax guys that I had to send some of the forms back east to my accountant who fixed them up nicely. I found them very confusing.

I also had to work out whether to take a check (ten days to clear) or wire (you can use the money immediately). I am scared of wiring but am assured that it always works. No exception. So after a lot of working around with it, I set up a form to do the wire transfer.

We also had a home equity loan which has to be cleared and so I faxed them to freeze that account, destroyed the checks and filled out the form the escrow people wanted. But I had to talk to the bank and figure out the numbers and all. Fortunately we get VIP service. They can do the same thing. Get an answer on the first ring.

By the time we got to the escrow office, it was a breeze.

Having the papers checked is a little like having the teacher correct your paper but we did fine.

So we are one more step closer to the end of the process.

John went over today and fixed on receptacle that the bank inspector (another one) didn't like. The broker took a photo and now it is free and clear.

This is beginning to feel as though it will happen. The new guy is even getting mail at the new place. A FedEx today.

A good sign.

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