Great penmanship may be an asset in many walks of life, but it can be a decided disadvantage at a real estate closing, especially if one party to the transaction has pre-signed. Then, the closer must determine that there’s an exact match between the absent party’s signature, and the document authorizing a representative to sign for...Read More
I certainly know what the listing agent is trying to achieve with that language: the home represents a rare purchasing opportunity, so Buyers had better hustle or risk missing out (for another 57 years?!?). In practice, however, my association with the above — and I suspect most Buyers’ as well — is that the home...Read More
Letting Buyers Off the Hook What do you do as a Buyer if you really like the first (or second) house you see, only to be told a couple hours after you went through that it’s in multiple offers, and that you have until 8 p.m. that night to make an offer? Scenario #2: you need a bigger house,...Read More
