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25 Nightmare Scenarios That Can Disrupt Closing (And How to Avoid Them)

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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. What if you get to the closing table… and it turns out the seller doesn’t actually have the full rights to make the sale?

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Washington State

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“Some people have a lot more time and energy to engage and make the best of the sale, and some people don’t,” says George Graham , a top real estate agent in the Seattle, Washington, area. An as-is home sale often indicates that the home has some “big-ticket items” that won’t pass the required inspection or appraisal, he adds.

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