Home buying is almost as much of a “project” activity as home building. Both require tasks performed in sequence to complete the owned/finished home. A successful project of any type has well defined milestones that serve as markers for completion of different phases. Let’s apply that logic to a simplified task list for the purchase […]
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The term contingent comes up a lot in real estate. Buyers looking at web sites see the term connected with a listing and they wonder what contingent means. Buyers entering into a contract hear their agents talking about contingent this and contingent that and a certain amount of confusion sets in. Think of it this
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Oh, the joys of paperwork. At the dawning of the second decade of the 21st century we use more paper than ever in real estate transactions. In spite of electronic signatures, online transaction processing systems ( RELAY), and the demise of pre-printed forms, real estate transactions use more paper than ever. Part of it is
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