I liked the property, and before starting the process, I asked a few times to the sales person about a processing unit next to the property. She told me not to worry and that it was not sewer/wastewater related. So I started the process and paid the earnest money. At the walk-through, I asked the builder why this property had been on the market for so long. Then I found out that it was a waste/sewage water lift station. At the same time, my inspector found out that water is standing on both sides and is not draining, which would cause structural damage and may have already caused it. He also found other critical things, such as leakage in a roof. The builder has lied about the construction date of the property and the above. They may not accept the issues are critical. So, I canceled the deal before closing. The office said I might be able to transfer the earnest money for another property, but I would lose the inspection fee and the appraisal fee. I need some advice on how I should proceed and if it is possible to claim the earnest money and maybe other expenses (inspection fee and the appraisal fee)

I agree with all the answers given thus far. I might add that if you feel you have been intentionally and egregiously mislead, and have some correspondence to attest to that, (emails, texts, documents), I would advise speaking with an attorney, depending on how much the earnest money at risk is, and the cost of the attorney.

Hello everybody. We went under contract with a conventional loan third party financing addendum. Then client decided to go with a VA loan because of the lower interest rate. Now I need to modify this in the contract .What form do I use to make this amend , make this "switch" from Conventional to VA loan ? Thank you

You must do a new TPF addendum as the terms of the contract have changed.

Hello,\nhow do you separate combined pdf files from Zipfile, Authentisign, or docsign? I cannot simply deplete pages in Adobe Acrobat. Any one who can help?\nthanks\n

On my laptop, if I have a file I want to save in multiple parts, I go to the print Page and instead of selecting a printer, I select save as pdf, then you can choose which pages to save, and rename it as necessary. Hope that helps.

A new home buyer wanted to know, what happens if a buyer files Homestead and he’s over 65 can’t they claim both over the 65 and Homestead exemption?

Yes, that can claim both. The senior exemption can be claimed immediately after closing, the homestead can be filed after January 1st. (and before 4/30)

Is my client bound to perform if they agreed to sell a property to buyer at a specified price through text message?

I would advise calling the HAR legal hotline for this question. (800) 873-9155 ...

My client is interested to put a pool at their property and wants to take a loan. What type of loan will he need

It is also possible to refinance the home and get a construction loan (I recently did this through first united mortgage) if they have enough equity and the home appraised. Our payment actually went down after the refi and adding the pool.

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