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Closing
Leave with the documents you will need later.
Funding, signing, and receiving the keys.
What matters right now
Confirm the status of every open item in writing before you sign — chasing them gets harder after keys.
Three things to focus on
Three questions to ask
- “What warranty coverage starts today, and what are the deadlines?”
- “Who is my service contact after closing, and how are requests submitted?”
- “Are all incentives and credits reflected correctly on the settlement statement?”
Three things to check
- Settlement statement matches your contract, incentives, and option totals.
- Punch list items are listed with committed completion dates.
- You have warranty documents, manuals, and serial numbers for every system.
One common mistake
Accepting verbal promises at the walkthroughOpen items get harder to chase the moment the keys change hands.Recommended next step
Set your warranty calendar before the windows quietly close.
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Checklist
Closing document checklist
Leave the table with the warranty, manuals, serial numbers, and registrations you will need later.
Documents
Set up your first year
6 items left before you can mark this reviewed.
Decisions that matter now
Collect warranty, manual, and orientation records
Serial numbers and registration deadlines are easiest to capture on day one.
Mistakes to avoid
- Not registering appliance and system warranties
- Losing the orientation punch list
Million Dollar Mistakes™ here
All mistakesAccepting verbal promises at the walkthrough
If it is not written, photographed, and dated, it is a hope.
Cost if ignored · $1k–$10k in repairs you end up paying for
Missing the 11-month warranty window
Your broadest coverage quietly expires around month twelve.
Cost if ignored · $2k–$20k in repairs that were covered a month earlier
Where the build is
Learn for this stage
The punch list
A written, photographed list is the difference between a promise and a repair.
- IMPImportance: 4 of 5
- DIFConsumer difficulty: 2 of 5
- COSTCost impact: 3 of 5
- COMFComfort impact: 3 of 5
- INSPInspection priority: 5 of 5
Warranty terms
Coverage steps down on a schedule most buyers only read after a deadline has passed.
- IMPImportance: 5 of 5
- DIFConsumer difficulty: 3 of 5
- COSTCost impact: 4 of 5
- COMFComfort impact: 2 of 5
- INSPInspection priority: 3 of 5
What’s next
Your first year, where warranty windows matter.
Continue to First year of ownership