I scanned through the preliminary contract Larry had, had his lawyer draw up and then I passed it to Dana.
Larry and Karen sat quietly across their dining room table from us while we read. Once I’d finished myself, Larry couldn’t contain himself any longer. “What do you think,” he asked?
“It seems to be a fair deal but there are a couple of holes in it as far as transfer date and some blanks about payments and closing costs and such.”
Karen looked sheepish, “We didn’t think to ask you before how you’d be paying. We assumed you’d probably need to apply for a mortgage and that can take time.”
Dana spoke up, “No mortgage. We’ll pay in full at closing.” Our neighbors shot each other looks of pure surprise.
I grinned, “I’ve been saving up for a while now and so has Dana. We’re good for it.
