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17 Home Closing Delays and How You Can Avoid Them

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If all else fails and the repairs are too significant, it’s important to have an inspection contingency in the contract that allows the buyer to cancel the deal after evaluating the inspection report without losing their earnest money deposit. Problems with the title. Home sale contingency. Short sale.

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iBuyer Real Estate Guide for 2022: What Is an iBuyer?

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Generally trade-in companies will offer to buy your current home, freeing up your funds to buy a new home and removing the need for a home sale contingency. Some companies that offer home trade-in programs include HomeLight , Knock , Opendoor and Orchard. Title search.

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What Buyers Need to Know About Making an Offer on Active Contingent Listings

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However, your mortgage lender will not loan you more money than a house is worth, so if the appraisal determines that the sales price is higher than the home’s actual value, as the buyer, you’ll need to be prepared to come up with the money to make up any difference. Home sale contingencies. Title contingencies.

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

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That likely went right to your lender, so ask to get a copy from either them or directly from the title company. 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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