In a previous article I talked about how important it is to stretch the psoas muscle. This can cause many complications including back pain. To recap, most people have tight and shortened psoas muscles. The common activity of sitting causes our psoas to be consistantly shortened for extended periods of time.
The sale on March 31 is a wash sale. The wash sale period for any sale at a loss consists of 61 days: the day of the sale, the 30 days before the sale and the 30 days after the sale. (These are calendar days, not trading days.
Going through all the steps involved in the legal transfer of property varies from one sale to another, but traditionally most sales close in about a month. In recent years, 15 day closing periods have become more common, and in some cases buyers and sellers agree to wait 60 or 90 days before closing. Signing the papers and handing over checks and keys will take about an hour.