How to Write a Real Estate Closing Sheet

A closing sheet when making a real estate deal is one of the many documents that both the buyer and the seller of a real estate property deal get after completing a transaction. The sheet is created by an attorney for both the buyer and the seller. This is the format of what a professional legal closing sheet looks like from an attorney who represent the seller of a real estate property.

June 1, 2006

John Smith
123 ABC Lane
New York, NY 12345

RE: Smith to Johnson
Sale of 11-12 152nd Street
New York, NY 13542

Dear Mr. Smith,

The closing associated with the sale of your apartment took place on June 1, 2006, at Pennisi, Daniels & Norelli Rego Park, NY 11374.

The following persons were present:

Robert Cecere Attorney for Seller
John Smith
John Doe Attorney for Buyer)
Josh Johnson (Buyer)

All adjustments were made as of Jan 1, 2006 and the credits were as follows:

Credits
Purchasers Sellers
Purchase Price $ 10,000.00
Down Payment $3,300.00
Total Credits to Seller $ 22,000.00
Total Credits to Buyer $100.00
Total Due Seller $41,000.00

The $76,543.21 was paid as follows:

Bank Check Amount Payee/Purpose
Chase 255594620 $44,000.00 Ira Lampert
HSBC 266694621 $ 1,900.00 Mark Novin

The $5,100.00 I was holding in my escrow account was disbursed as follows:

(in the section below include who is receiving the checks and how much they are receiving. Also include the purpose of the check or what expense it is paying for)

Pennisi Daniels Norelli $ 500.00 ( Legal Fee)
NYC Dept of Finance $ 764.00 (Transfer Taxes)
Smith & smith $ 700.00 (Coop Attorney Fee)
John & John $ 9.75 (NYS Transfer Stamps)
80-01 102nd Street Banker Corp. $ 3,301.25 (Maintenance Arrears)
Continental Abstract $ 15.00 (UCC-3 Filing)
Jane Doe $ 1,234.56 (Escrow Balance)

Enclosed please find copies of all relevant documents. If you have any questions please do not hesitate
to call.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Cecere