# Get from accepted offer to closing day without surprises

A dated checklist from inspection to keys, with how to read the inspection report, what to ask for, and closing-day checks.

- Topic: Productivity & Planning
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Plan, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/get-from-accepted-offer-to-closing-day-without-surprises

## Prompt

```text
Help me get from an accepted offer to closing day. This is step 5 of buying my first home.

**Accepted offer details (from step 4, if I have it):** [price, contingencies and their deadlines, closing date]
**Inspection report findings:** [PASTE the summary or key issues, if I have it]
**Loan type and lender:** [DETAILS]
**My move-out situation:** [lease end date, or current home to sell]

Give me:
1. A dated timeline working backward from closing: inspection, appraisal, final loan approval, homeowners insurance, title work, utilities, final walkthrough, closing. Bold every contingency deadline I must not miss.
2. If I shared the inspection report: sort findings into safety issues, expensive near-term repairs, and normal maintenance. For the first two, suggest whether to ask for a repair, a credit, a price reduction, or to walk away, and what a specialist should check (roof, sewer line, foundation, electrical).
3. Things that can break my loan before closing: new credit, job changes, large unexplained deposits, big purchases. Tell me to avoid them.
4. How to protect myself from wire fraud: confirm wiring instructions by calling a known number, never using a number from an email.
5. A final walkthrough checklist and a list of documents and funds to bring to closing.
6. A first-week-in-the-home list: change locks, find shutoffs, test smoke and CO detectors, file important papers.

Return the timeline as a table: Date | Task | Who | Done. Confirm details with my agent, lender, and closing attorney or title company.
```

## What to fill in

- price, contingencies and their deadlines, closing date
- PASTE the summary or key issues, if I have it
- DETAILS
- lease end date, or current home to sell

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