How a Home Inspection Report Is Organized (and What Buyers Should Read First)

The inspection report arrives in your inbox as a PDF. It is, depending on the property, somewhere between 60 and 120 pages. It contains photographs, narrative descriptions, severity ratings, and a vocabulary that is partly technical and partly the inspector’s own. Most buyers open it, feel immediate

What Liquidated Damages Means in a California Purchase Contract

When buyers and sellers sign a California Residential Purchase Agreement, they are agreeing to more than a price. They are agreeing to a framework for what happens if the deal falls apart, and one of the most important provisions in that framework is the liquidated damages clause. Most buyers initia

What Happens at Your Final Walkthrough

The final walkthrough is the last time you see the property before it becomes yours. It happens, typically, in the 24 to 48 hours before closing. Most final walkthroughs go smoothly. The ones that do not go smoothly have a way of going badly, because by that point in the transaction, there is enormo