HomeLight

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

You might not be aware of every flaw — that’s for the home inspection to notice — but once you are, you can’t hide them, and legally, neither can your agent. Buyers can still get an inspection to unearth problems. A home inspection is part of a buyer’s due diligence. Risks of sweeping home flaws under the rug.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

You can buy a short sale, or you can buy a bank-owned property — but the foreclosure is just what’s happening in the process.”. If your offer is accepted, you start the process of inspections, title checks, and negotiations while securing a mortgage loan and signing the papers when it’s all said and done.

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HomeLight

JULY 29, 2022

So get a contract, then call for a home inspection, and then call the insurance company — those are the calls that you make before you do anything else.”. There are certain properties I would immediately order a title search before I do anything else: A foreclosure , a short sale , a bankruptcy, an estate sale,” Houck says.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Contingencies can range from the relatively minor or otherwise workable — like requesting a $3,000 allowance to fix a plumbing issue that was revealed during inspection — to more serious stipulations, such as a buyer needing to sell their existing house before closing on the next. Negotiable contingencies. Home inspections.

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2021

Beyond doing your due diligence online, it’s also a good idea to pick up the phone and put a voice to the business. Inspection period. Jackson says there’s a decent chance a cash buyer will still include an inspection contingency in the contract — especially if they are offering closer to market value.

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