And the list of things a Real Estate Attorney just doesn't want to hear keeps growing!!!! Items 75 through 84!!!!

75. It is a “bank check”, right at the top it reads “TD Bank”.

76. My Real Estate Broker said not to worry. Although my Purchase Contract isn’t contingent on my Real Estate Sale closing first, if my sale doesn’t close, I will be denied for my Mortgage and I will then be able to cancel my Purchase Contract and get my down payment back.

77. I already scheduled my movers for the closing date in the Contract, and if I cancel the mover, I will be charged a cancellation fee, so let everyone know, this deal has to close on the date that I, as the Seller, selected.

78. The central air conditioning system never worked, and I have no idea why that was included in the transaction.

79. I will order my own survey, which will show the deck on the rear of the house, and my Real Estate Broker said that will make the deck legal.

80. It’s Staten Island, every basement gets water.

81. I would prefer not hiring a licensed home inspector, my brother-in-law is a fireman, he can inspect the house for us.

82. I am told that if I fictitiously raise the selling price of the house by $500.00, I can avoid paying the $500.00 PCDS credit. That’s legal, right?

83. How can the house still be in my great-grandfather’s name? I'm told that he left it to my grandfather, and his four siblings have lived there for the last 40 years, and my mother has been there for the last 20 years, so it's her house alone, so you must be mistaken. By the way, this deal needs to close in 30 days.

84. If the deck is less than 36 inches off the ground, I understand that it doesn’t need to be legalized with the Department of Buildings.

85. If my in-ground pool is less than 400 square feet, it doesn’t require any filings.

86. My Costco card has my photo ID on it, that’s a valid ID, right?



Angela Lynch

See you at the closing table℠

1y

This list is awesome! Anyone in the business long enough as an attorney or paralegal has heard these and more.

Toni-Ann Fischetti, MBA

Mortgage Loan Originator at Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership

1y

This was great

John Dennan

Former General Manager at The Star Ledger

1y

Best line is every basement has water on SI

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