Not to be skipped, your final walkthrough is your last chance to ensure your new home is conveyed to you in satisfactory condition. Here are a few words of advice about your pre-closing viewing.

If the seller is present during your walkthrough, it may be beneficial. No one knows the property better, so it's a great opportunity to ask questions about it, your new neighbours, or the neighbourhood. Also ask for their new contact info, for forwarding mail after you've moved in.

Your real estate representative should attend your walkthrough. Not only can they keep you from getting distracted (mentally arranging your furniture), they know what to check for, and should there be problems, can advise you of of your options and immeditaely contact the seller's representative.

If permitted, take a camera so you can document any problems. If you took any photos of the home during previous visits, bring them along too, so you can compare its condition then to its condition now, as well as identify and more closely investigate spots that were covered by furniture or rugs, for example.

Bring your contract so you can ensure that alkl items included in the sale have been left behind an that all agreed-upon repairs have been made. You might also want to bring the home-inspection report so you can check if any problems revealed (but not repaired per the contract) have gotten worse.

Ask the seller to provide you with any manuals and warranties for the home's appliances and such. Warranties and invoices for any work done on the home before closing will also be very useful to you as the new owner, so ask for those too.