Menu
Home Buying - Read and Understand the Contract
This article has the regular advice on things to do before buying a home. But it also adds one important step - read and understand the offer contract. The Colorado Real Estate Commission approved contract (that all Colorado Realtors must use) is 19 pages long. Really!!! 19 pages long....
The contract spells out all the things that are included in the sale and all the things not included. It specifies deadlines that are very important to observe so you don't default on the contract. Some of the deadlines are for the delivery of the earnest money, inspection objection deadline, appraisal deadline, loan objection deadline, closing deadline and much more. If you have a home to sell before buying this home, the contract will most likely spell out when that home has to be Under Contract.
It's important that your realtor sit down and spend a couple hours or more reviewing that contract with you before you sign it. Ask plenty of questions and only sign it when you understand and agree to all the terms and details.
Whenever you are ready, here’s some ways that I can help with your real estate goals:
1) Free Access to search the Denver MLS for all homes currently on the market: Denver Home Finder Service Property Search
2) Join me for a home tour - Home tours are Monday thru Saturday at 2:00 pm or 6:00 pm - choose your tour here
3) Request a specific search that sends all the homes that meet your parameters as soon as they come on the market - that way you can beat others to the best homes. Send me an email with "specific search" in the subject line and your wish list - Price range, school district, style, minimum number of bedrooms, etc. - Vickie@DreamsCanHappen.com
4) Receive a Home Loan Report –There are so many different loan programs. Do you need 20% down payment to purchase a home? Are there special programs for first time home buyers? What does CHFA mean? What's the difference between a FHA loan and a Conventional loan? Send me an email - - Vickie@DreamsCanHappen.com with "Home Loan Report" in subject field and I'll send it right over.
Also….check these out??
Denver Home Finder Service
Denver Home Seller Service
The contract spells out all the things that are included in the sale and all the things not included. It specifies deadlines that are very important to observe so you don't default on the contract. Some of the deadlines are for the delivery of the earnest money, inspection objection deadline, appraisal deadline, loan objection deadline, closing deadline and much more. If you have a home to sell before buying this home, the contract will most likely spell out when that home has to be Under Contract.
It's important that your realtor sit down and spend a couple hours or more reviewing that contract with you before you sign it. Ask plenty of questions and only sign it when you understand and agree to all the terms and details.
Whenever you are ready, here’s some ways that I can help with your real estate goals:
1) Free Access to search the Denver MLS for all homes currently on the market: Denver Home Finder Service Property Search
2) Join me for a home tour - Home tours are Monday thru Saturday at 2:00 pm or 6:00 pm - choose your tour here
3) Request a specific search that sends all the homes that meet your parameters as soon as they come on the market - that way you can beat others to the best homes. Send me an email with "specific search" in the subject line and your wish list - Price range, school district, style, minimum number of bedrooms, etc. - Vickie@DreamsCanHappen.com
4) Receive a Home Loan Report –There are so many different loan programs. Do you need 20% down payment to purchase a home? Are there special programs for first time home buyers? What does CHFA mean? What's the difference between a FHA loan and a Conventional loan? Send me an email - - Vickie@DreamsCanHappen.com with "Home Loan Report" in subject field and I'll send it right over.
Also….check these out??
Denver Home Finder Service
Denver Home Seller Service
