What Happens If a Buyer Backs Out of a Real Estate Contract?
Backing out inside a contingency costs nothing. Backing out after the deadlines can cost the deposit or more. Here is what the contract and the law allow.
Backing out inside a contingency costs nothing. Backing out after the deadlines can cost the deposit or more. Here is what the contract and the law allow.
As-is means the seller will not fix anything, not that the buyer gives up every claim. Here is what the clause does, what it cannot do, and how to negotiate it.
A contingency is your exit with your deposit intact, but only until its deadline passes. Here are the main ones and the mechanics that make them work.
Most LOIs say they are not binding, yet courts have enforced them when the parties acted as if a deal existed. Here is how to keep yours where you want it.
The inspection report is a negotiating document, not a to-do list. Here is how to prioritize findings, choose repairs or credits, and meet the deadline.