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Ask Brian: What Happens When a Home Buyer Backs Out of a Signed Purchase Agreement?

Realty Biz

Because your buyer is saying it is about not taking out a mortgage at today’s interest rate, I’m thinking the earnest money is what you will primarily get from a failed sale of your house. You did get an earnest money deposit, didn’t you? I ended up keeping the earnest money on the very first house that I sold.

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How Do I Cancel a Home Purchase Offer? Cold Feet

Realty Biz

In my eagerness to buy my first home, I made a full-price offer with the only continency being that my mortgage was approved. Your question is very timely as the residential market is transitioning away from being a seller’s market to being a more balanced market. I didn’t even include an inspection contingency. What do you think?

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How To Win a Bidding War

Louisville Homes

Get a Pre-Approved. If you cannot afford a cash purchase, you need to get a mortgage pre-approval before house hunting. If you want to win a bidding war, good luck if you’re not pre-approved. However, when you have been pre-approved you can act fast and lockdown on the house.

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Eliminating Stringent Contingencies: How to Make a Contingent Offer Stronger

HomeLight

Unless you’re paying cash for a house, your best course of action is to include a pre-approval letter from a mortgage lender with your offer. That being said, pre-approvals aren’t yet a guarantee of funds and they usually carry an expiration date. Short sale or bank approval contingencies.

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How to Sell a House by Owner in Colorado

HomeLight

However, be aware that if you get a pre-listing inspection, you will be required to share relevant findings with buyers and how you did or did not address them. These include: Seller’s property disclosure (residential). Get a pre-listing appraisal. Alternatively, you could pay for a pre-listing appraisal. Earnest money.

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How to Sell a House by Owner in Florida (2022 Updates)

HomeLight

However, be aware that if you get a pre-listing inspection, you will be required to share relevant findings with buyers and how you did or did not address them. A pre-sale inspection also won’t necessarily stop a buyer from procuring their own independent inspection before closing. Get a pre-listing appraisal. Earnest money.

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

If your clients are concerned about getting approved for a loan, you can remind them that a co-borrower agrees to back the borrower in a mortgage loan. Earnest money deposit. Also known as a “good faith deposit,” it’s the amount of money a buyer puts in escrow to show their commitment to purchase a property.