As it is likely your spouse will want joint ownership, both signatures will be required to do that. Signing the papers does not take a long time. Reading all the material does (disclosure documents and contract material when stacked is over 1 1/2 inches thick of paper). In other words, you could spend anywhere from 1 to 7 hours getting through it--the shorter time if you do little reading. If you are going for the weekend you might want to get all the materials one day and sign the next so you can read through what they give you.