Let a buyer in before closing and play with fire

If you negotiate with matches, you may well get burned. (Flickr photo by studestevo)

When buyers insist on moving into your home before they own it, the temptation to find a way to comply with the request or demand can be overwhelming.

My very best advice is to win the battle against that temptation without restraint.

That’s because the opportunities for problems to arise are manifold–for example: