They let you cool off.
Relax. You probably blew the deadline & were none the wiser.
Chances are that you signed a real estate purchase contract and are having second thoughts.
Sometimes realtors like to confuse you and say you should put in an offer – well, that means a contract.
So see what Peoria Real Estate attorney, Thomas Howard has to say about a clause in the contract that allows for attonreys to disapprove.
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Sometimes people fall in love at first sight, but not just with people. A person shopping for a house may fall in love with a home, and put in an offer, but only to later realize she or he has been entered into a binding contract.
Let’s run through the fundamentals of a contract in the context of a home sale & how an “attorney modification clause” can help you get out of the contract with some help.
A contract had 3 basic elements
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- Offer & Acceptance: When you put in that offer on the house, you actual began to form half of the deal. If the seller accepts your offer on the house, you’re hooked. So when shopping for a home and making an offer, lower your expectations – and increase the chance of your rejection so you can think it over better.
- Consideration: This is money. You offered to pay ‘x’ dollars for that house – if we assume that you offered to pay the statistical average price for the home – $199,200 is what you are going to pay because according to Google that pointed to a CNBC article claiming that is the median price for the home in the United States – believe it or not.
- Meeting of the Minds: This is the most complex of the three basic contract elements. It is where a lot of the disputes occur. Some people think they are buying apples, when instead they are buying oranges – and they never would have bought an orange had they known. Mistakes of fact happen fairly often.
Attorney Modification & Public Policy
Most people that buy a house and get in trouble are lacking in home buying experience. So to protect these first-time and novice homebuyers, public policy has worked into many of the forms of residential sales contracts an Attorney Modification clause that gives each party the right to have their attorney review the contract.
If your attorney does not approve of the contract within a very limited period of time, in Peoria Illinois it is five days, then it can be canceled. Often the price cannot change because the clause itself states the rights.
Your contracts mean what they say
A court of law does not exist to make the deal for you. That is between the private parties that enter into lawful, legally binding contracts.
Why one of the most American things you can do is make a deal. But be careful when getting into them – because a deal rushed into may be a costly error.
In real estate law, there is a saying. “There are no small problems when it comes to real estate.” So be careful, and have your attorney consult with you immediately after you signed the deal to confirm you want the deal before the attorney modification period expires.
If you have a contract dispute, call our offices at (309) 740-4033.
A commercial loan workout attorney with over ten years experence – Thomas Howard answers your questions in the video below.
Thomas Howard was on the ball and got things done. Easy to work with, communicates very well, and I would recommend him anytime.
