A final walkthrough is the buyer’s last look at the house before closing. It confirms agreed repairs, working systems, emptiness, and no new damage. It is not a second home inspection.
A mortgage rate lock is a lender written hold on rate and points for a set period while the loan processes. It differs from pre-approval, and application changes can still move a locked rate.
At a fall open house in Northwest Indiana, look past the staging. Check roof and gutters under leaf load, daylight in key rooms, furnace clues, basement air, and how the street feels.
