Ready to Make a Purchase Offer ?

Making a purchase offer and actually buying a home are generally two different actions, but home buyers sometimes confuse the two. Especially in states such as California where the purchase offer is not the final negotiation due to contingencies in contracts.

In some states on the East Coast, it is common to write a letter of intent to purchase and, in many ways, it seems the more civilized way to buy a home. However, many other states contain provisions in standard purchase contracts that let a buyer cancel the contract and get back their entire earnest money deposit.

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