It is not unusual for a party to a real estate transaction to be unavailable to personally execute the voluminous number of documents required at closing.  In some cases, the signatory is out of the State or Country, in others the signatory may be hospitalized or otherwise not competent to personally execute a conveyance or

A Power of Attorney (POA) is a legal document executed by a Principal (buyer or seller) that designates an agent, referred to in this  document as the Attorney in fact, to sign on their behalf. In the State of Maryland, it is suggest that you use a statutory POA form when such a power is