Before You Close exists because of a gap that most home buyers don't know is there. Your agent is focused on the transaction. Your lender is focused on the financing. Your inspector is focused on the structure. The seller discloses what they know — and what they choose to disclose. Nobody in that process is specifically responsible for your complete financial risk picture. That responsibility falls on you — and most buyers don't realize that until after they've already closed.

Before You Close was built to close that gap. Our guides, checklists, and videos give everyday buyers the tools to verify permits, confirm zoning, understand legal issues, evaluate water and drainage risks, read inspection reports effectively, and calculate the true cost of ownership — before they sign anything they can't undo.

The Before You Close system was developed by a practicing Zoning Administrator, Building Official, and licensed home inspector with more than 20 years of experience on both sides of the transaction. This is insider knowledge from someone who has sat behind the permit counter and crawled through the crawl spaces. It exists because buyers deserve access to the same information the professionals have.