Sellers Market

Nov. 15, 2022

Rejected

We are talking about the signature page. Seems like a funny place to start, but really it's where all the magic happens. After filling out these twelve pages of terms that we've been talking about over the last several weeks, what we hope to get back is the seller's …

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Nov. 8, 2022

Expiration

Did you know that the real estate contract can actually expire? At least it doesn't stink like your milk might, but it does have an expiration date and time on it. This means that when a buyer puts in an offer on a property, they specify when they would …

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Nov. 1, 2022

Possessions

I know it was just Halloween, and we are talking about possession in the contract, but not that kind of possession. Anyway, we're covering paragraph 23, which talks about when you actually get your new home. There are three options in Arkansas.

 

Number one is upon …

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Oct. 25, 2022

Real Estate Contract: Closing Day

We are talking about the most important date on this contract. That is closing day. Closing day is the day that we are all shooting for.

It's the day that everything is finalized. You sign all the paperwork, and the home officially becomes yours as a buyer or …

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Oct. 18, 2022

Real Estate Contract - Insurance

We are talking about the real estate contract and paragraph 21. This covers insurance. I know no one likes to pay for insurance or think about it, but we don't know when emergencies happen. This paragraph states that when you buy a house, you have ten business days …

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Oct. 11, 2022

Lead-Based Paint

We're talking about paint. More specifically, lead based paint on the real estate contract. Paragraph 20 discusses the lead-based risk assessment. Basically, what this state is that if your home is built before 1978, the buyer must beware that lead based paint was still in circulation at that time

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Oct. 4, 2022

Termite Control Requirements

 

We're continuing in our real estate contract all the way to paragraph 19, Termite Control Requirements. This basically says that your lender, if you're buying a home, is going to require the seller to provide a one year contract and a termite clearance letter for the …

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Sept. 27, 2022

Property Disclosure

It's important to tell the truth on your property disclosure.

 

So today in our real estate contract, we are talking about paragraph 18 covering the seller property disclosure. This is essentially a form that the seller fills out to tell you as the buyer everything they …

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Sept. 20, 2022

Third Party Requirements

VA, Rural Development, Termite, the Lender. All of these are third parties according to a real estate contract. We're continuing in our series covering the different paragraphs in this contract and we've hit third party requirements. 

 

All five of those people could have extra third party …

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Sept. 13, 2022

Inspections and Repairs

We're continuing in our series about the Real Estate Contract. And we've made it all the way to paragraph 16. This paragraph is all about inspection and repair pairs

It states that you have 10 full business days once you have agreed with the seller to have …

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