It’s no secret that real estate purchases involve a mountain of paperwork that can often overwhelm both buyers and sellers. If you are planning to buy or sell a home in the coming months, you can avoid unnecessary stress by understanding all the docs needed to close and start collecting the items you can now. A new Trulia article provides a comprehensive list of 19 docs both buyers and sellers need to provide to make the real estate deal go as smoothly as possible. Some of the items buyers need include bank statements, tax returns for the previous two tax years, and proof of homeowners insurance.

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