Honestly, I suspect title companies are bottlenecking much more than they would like to let on. There seem to be a lot of buffer time they build in for themselves given the sheer volume of work they are moving, especially true of the bigger players.
They project long closing estimates that err on the side of delays, and hope to pick up a little time along the way, allowing for a celebrated "We're about 2 weeks ahead of your scheduled closing! We're awesome."
All that said, it makes sense. They're a business that makes money on volume. It's just rough being on the receiving end of that.
Nick, update us on that ROFR. My wife saw your pending offer post and asked why I didn't get such a good deal.
So yeah. Thanks for that, NICK.