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Do the Due: A Complete Due Diligence Guide and Checklist for Homebuyers

HomeLight

As a buyer, that means you have to do your due diligence from both a practical and contractual perspective. What does due diligence mean in residential real estate? That’s why we’ve put together this guide to due diligence for a homebuyer. Free Homebuying Due Diligence Checklist.

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The Most Common Home Buying Real Estate Contingencies

Realty Biz

Home inspection: often called a due diligence contingency, will give the buyer rights to have the house inspected. Most buyers will have a home inspection contingency in their contract. Obtaining financing: allows the purchaser to get the funds to buy the property from a lender of their choice.

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How to Spot Serious Foundation Trouble

Hank Miller Team

The frenzied real estate market of '20-'21 exacerbated the issues found in normal markets. Buyers were/are so stressed to secure a home that some toss caution to the wind; overpaying, waiving finance contingencies, inspection contingencies and more.

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What’s the Deal with Making a Cash Offer on a House?

HomeLight

Cash offers are more popular in some markets than others; for buyers trying to find a house in an area where cash offers are prevalent, competing against those offers can be a discouraging part of the homebuying process. The most obvious contingency with an offer that requires financing is, of course, the financing itself.

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9 Warning Signs When Selling Your Home

Point2Homes

If you haven’t already, try hiring a real estate agent to market your home. And the more time your home spends on the market, the more it becomes a red flag to them. It’s possible that you’ve priced your home too steep compared to the market value or that the neighborhood itself is in decline. Lowball Offers.

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What Does Contingent Mean in Real Estate Sales

Realty Biz

Let’s take a closer look at the meaning of contingent , so you can see how it might affect a home you are looking to buy. How your real estate agent markets your property when an offer has been accepted can have vital implications. For example, some agents will mark your home contingent, while others will mark pending.

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10 Things to Know About the ‘Sale Pending’ Phase, aka House Closing Limbo

HomeLight

Real estate agents keep an eye on sales pending properties because there are a number of ways that the deal could fall through and the house could come back on the market. Things that could derail a sale during the sale pending period include: The home inspection. Contingencies that fail to be met or lifted.

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