The real estate industry is full of practices and procedures that are done in a certain way because they have always been done that way.  The settlement of a property is a prime example.  Cheryl Vaughan, the Closing Coordinator for the Tom Toole Sales Group, has handled close to 4,000 settlements in her career and will weigh in on this topic.  Check out episode #22 of Tom’s Take to find out if the Seller, or the Buyer, actually needs to be there and what is required at these closings.