Scheduling a closing with a title company A title company needs to be contacted for your scheduled closing. If you are using an attorney, they typically will make the appointment for you. Contract is in order Verify that any contingencies have been met and the contract is in satisfactory order. This is something your attorney will help you with. Typically the buyer takes possession at closing.
Buyers expect to walk away from the closing with the keys to their new home.
However, the contract terms will state when possession occurs, and a seller can modify this if necessary when drafting the contract, before a buyer signs it.