In California, buyers have a default 17-day investigation period under the Residential Purchase Agreement to complete inspections and decide what to do with the findings. During that window, you can proceed as-is, submit a formal repair request, ask for a credit, or cancel the contract and get your earnest money back in full. The seller […]
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In California real estate, contingent means a seller has accepted an offer but conditions still apply. Pending means all conditions have been satisfied and the deal is moving to close. The difference matters to buyers: a contingent home can still fall through and you can position yourself to step in, while a pending home is
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When a home appraisal comes in below the contract price in Orange County, California, buyers have three options: ask the seller to reduce the price to the appraised value, pay the difference in cash, or cancel the transaction and recover their earnest money. Under the California Residential Purchase Agreement (C.A.R. Form RPA 6/25), the appraisal
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