The offer was made an accepted within a week of going live on the market, the home inspection happened the next weekend, and now you’re 3 weeks in and still contracts have not been signed. In fact, maybe you cannot even send contracts out because the buyer is insisting on waiting for results to come... Continue Reading →
Inspections – Holy crap I wasn’t expecting that!
I will preface this by saying I am NOT a home inspector. I am a realtor, I am a salesperson. I am speaking based on my observation of having witnessed over 200 home inspections. Every home has a litany of issues and is prone to some decay, as to be expected of any used, aged... Continue Reading →
The Closing Date – what does on/about mean?
The greatest source of frustration for any buyer or seller is this nefarious on/about closing date that is imputed into the contract. What is that about? You buy a house in CT and you are closing on THE date set in the contract, no ifs, ands or buts. You will have to be in the... Continue Reading →
Pre-Contract Signing Jitters..
I highly recommend, for obvious reasons expressed throughout this blog, that you get that contract signed lickety split. Again, there is no real accepted offer until you do. And now you have spent good money on inspections, you are slightly more invested. This is the point, however, that many buyers get cold feet at the... Continue Reading →
The Accepted Offer (a.k.a. “Meeting of Minds”)
If you are living outside the metro area or lower Hudson valley of New York State, feel free to move on from this article, this does not likely apply to you. So you are preapproved, have been home shopping until you’re blue in the face, are tired, weary, and ready to throw in the towel. ... Continue Reading →
