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What Does Removing the Loan Contingency Mean for Homebuyers?

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If you’ve been shopping for a home, you’ve likely come across the term “loan contingency,” and you may be considering including this clause in your purchase offer. Or perhaps you’ve already made a loan-contingent offer, and you’re wondering about contingency removal. What is a loan contingency?

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How Long Can a House Be Contingent?

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Contingencies are designed to protect both parties involved, allowing the buyer to back out of the purchase without penalty under specific circumstances, such as issues discovered during a home inspection or difficulties obtaining financing. The most extended periods typically relate to mortgage and home sale contingencies.

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How to Sell Your House Without a Realtor: 14 Steps to Selling FSBO

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If you follow interior design trends, you may want to stage and style your home yourself. Selling solo: Design and print home flyers and a front yard sign letting everyone know. When reviewing an incoming offer, you’ll take into consideration the overall offer terms, such as: the buyer’s ability to qualify for a home loan.

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How to Sell a House ‘As Is’ in Ohio

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Consider a pre-listing inspection. A pre-listing home inspection is the same as a standard home inspection except that the seller pays for it before listing their home on the market. Some buyers may even make a cash offer with no loan contingency, but then may end up getting a mortgage.

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