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As you know buying a home is a huge financial transaction and there are a lot of things that have to happen.

From the time you go under contract to getting you to the closing table.

So today I just wanted to go over the top three things that can go wrong that can cause a contract to fall through.

3 Biggest Things That Could Go Wrong When You Bought House

1. Inspection

So the first thing that can go wrong is the inspection.

You finally find your home you submit an offer it gets accepted now you’re under contract and the first thing you’re going to have is the home inspected.

This is probably the most common place where a contract falls through.

Fix Some Of The Problems

If there are just too many problems with the home or at least more problems than the buyer is willing to deal with and the seller isn’t willing to maybe come down in price or fix some of the problems.

Then the buyer can decide to back out and your realtor will keep you posted on how much time you have to back out to get your earnest money back.

So during your due diligence time when you have your inspection, you also need to do other research on the home.

You know find out more about the school district or the crime statistics and things like that.

And if anything comes up that is not okay with you that’s a good time to back out because you can still get your earnest money back during your option period here in Texas.

No Home Is Perfect

One of the things that I like to point out to buyers is that no home is perfect.

So as long as you don’t have that expectation that you’re going to get a perfect home.

It’ll make the inspection time go a little bit better for you.

Even with a new build, you’re going to find problems.

The nice thing about a new build is once you have your inspection you can give that report over to the builder and they’ll just go through and fix all the problems.

“With a resale that’s not the case”.

So it’s a good idea to determine before you start looking at homes.

What You’re Willing To Deal With?

Are you okay with a fixer-upper and want to dig things out in their gut, make it your own, and all the things?

Then you’ll be fine with looking at older homes.

But if you’re the type of person who says no I don’t like doing that stuff, I don’t want to do that stuff then you know ask to see newer homes or new builds.

You know the newer the home the cleaner the inspection report is probably going to be unless it got really well lived in a couple of years but generally speaking.

2. Low Appraisal

The second common thing that can go wrong when buying a home is a low appraisal.

Now if you’re buying the home with cash, a lender needs to have an appraisal.

A lender is only going to loan on the amount that it’s appraised for or I mean if it comes under.

Now if it appraises for more at asking or more then it doesn’t matter and we can move forward if nothing happens.

But if it comes in lower than the price that we’re under contract for then that’s another hurdle we got to deal with.

3. Don’t Get The Final Approval For The Loan

The third more common problem that can occur when buying a home is that you don’t get the final approval for the loan.

And usually, we don’t get the final approval until close to the closing date.

“I’ve seen it happen where a loan got denied two days before closing and people had to scramble to come up with a plan b quick”

So it’s always a good idea to have a plan b in place just in case something goes wrong with getting the loan.

So just keep in mind that it’s not a done deal until everything’s been closed and funded.

How to Avoid That Situation?

One of the ways I can help avoid that situation of course is to work with a very reputable trustworthy professional lender.

Ask your agent or friends and family if they’ve had good experiences with certain lenders.

They’ll be able to help advise you on who to work with.

So it’s a great idea to go with a good lender with a good track record.

So when you’re going to buy a home just be prepared that these things could potentially happen to understand that no home is going to be perfect.

Potential For A Home Not Appraising

And there’s a potential for a home not appraising for the home for the price that you’re under contract for.

And there’s always a possibility that somehow the loan is not going to get approved.

So if you can prepare yourself for these things and take some steps to avoid these problems you know the transaction will go a little more smoothly hopefully.

So, of course, other things can go wrong too but these are the more common ones that I wanted to just touch base on with you all so.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me in the comment session Thank You.

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