Residential Purchase Contract
The Residential Purchase Contract consists of 9 sections.
(1) Property. The first section of the contract identifies the some of the highlights of the purchase offer including the property, buyer, seller, purchase offer, close of escrow date.
(2) Financing. This section addresses the type of loan, appraisals, and title and escrow fees.
(3) Title and Escrow. This section speaks to the title and escrow company that will handle the transaction.
(4) Disclosures. Here the sellers property disclosures, sellers insurance cliams, and lead based paint are addressed.
(5) Warranties. Seller warranties, warranties that survive the closing and buyer warranties are expressed in this section.
(6) Due Diligence. Buyer inspections, square footage, insect inspections, flood insurance, home owners insurance, sewer/waste water treatment, swimming pool barrier, inspection period, home warranty plan, and the walk-thru are spelled out.
(7) Remedies. The contract defines what happens when one of the parties breaches the contract.
(8) Additional Terms. This section allows your agent to spell out any additional terms that are not already addressed in the contract. This section also defines a variety of terms used in the contract, terms of acceptance and the broker representing the buyer.
(9) Seller Acceptance. This last section is where the seller agrees to the terms of the contract!