ATLANTA - With today’s shortage of homes for sale, it’s no longer unusual to see several offers submitted to the seller for consideration, but some buyers have decided to make their offers more ...

The housing market is so hot that desperate buyers are now dropping contingencies and inspections to get their new home. When 10 people are making offers on the same home, taking it "as is" can make ...

I have an offer on a home. I did use the inspection contingency. There was a misunderstanding between myself and the Realtor. I thought the Realtor was going to order the home inspection and the ...

It is common practice when purchasing a single-family home to include a physical-inspection contingency in the purchase agreement. A contingency is a condition of the purchase. The physical-inspection ...

Prospective home buyers always have the option to ask for a Home Inspection Contingency prior to closing on a property. A few years back when it was a seller's market, it wasn't unusual to see buyers ...

Home buyers who wisely include an inspection contingency in their offer can usually cancel a sale if major problems are uncovered, even if the property is listed "as is." Q I agreed to buy a house ...

Throughout the home buying process, you face numerous decisions, including which contingencies to add to your home purchase contract. Contingencies are basically clauses or stipulations in a real ...

A home inspection is a professional, third-party inspection of a property that you intend to buy. Its goal is to evaluate the home from a structural and safety standpoint, as well as to ensure you’re ...

Given a competitive market, did a significant amount of Buyers in Massachusetts waive the Home Inspection contingency as a tactic for their offer to be more favorable? Yes. This led Massachusetts ...