Once escrow has closed without a hitch and you've handed the keys over to the new owners, you've probably written the selling process off as over. But don't change your state of mind too fast.
      In their book, "House Selling for Dummies (Hungry Minds Inc., 1999)," authors Eric Tyson and Ray Brown lay out a laundry list of what you can do to ultimately save yourself money and peace of mind down the road.
      Tyson is a syndicated columnist and the bestselling author of Personal Finance for Dummies. Brown is a real estate consultant and speaker.
      Once you sell your house, they suggest you:

     It appears fewer singles are buying homes. And competing against dual-income bids in a period of low interest rates and a dearth of available homes could spell more tough months ahead for single homebuyers.
      In 2001, single women bought 15 percent of homes, while single men purchased 7 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors' survey, "2002 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers," which evaluates marketing, demographic, and other characteristics of home buyers and sellers.
      In 1999, singles made up 27 percent of the market share.
      "Single buyers were a smaller component of last year's housing market due to the mild recession," said David Lereah, NAR's chief economist.
      According to the NAR 42 percent of all homebuyers are first-timers; 53 percent of single men and 52 percent of single women are new to home buying.
      The biggest factor for singles and families continues to center around location - the neighborhood, price, and proximity to work, school, family, and friends.
      As economic uncertainty lingers, many single homebuyers' biggest concern is whether they can afford a