100 BiggerPockets Reblog: “As Is” Contracts and Home Inspection and Financing Contingencies

When you’re new to real estate investing, there are many different variables that make submitting bids and purchasing a house a bit intimidating. When you mix in the fact that you need to put down a deposit (earnest money deposit), this makes the process even more anxiety filled. However, two protections that are often included in all sales contract, even when the property is sold “As Is,” are the home inspection and financing contingency. This video post will go into more detail on how these are structured for most home purchases, and how you will use them when purchasing a new rental property.

Please note: Always make sure to ask your real estate agent about these contingencies. There may be caveats to using them that might be different per city, state, and locality, and stricter rules than others on how to use contingencies to get your earnest money deposit back legally and per the terms of the contract.

15 Comments

  1. AffordableREI-
    June 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm
  2. jay4243-
    June 19, 2014 at 9:15 am

    as always another great vid

  3. danyfry15-
    June 19, 2014 at 10:27 am

    I wish they would have added the Nissan c110 skyline instead, it is my
    dream car along with the R32 skyline.

  4. K. Polk-
    July 6, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Great advice thanks! !!!

  5. Creatively Connected INC-
    July 16, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    Wow Lisa, very informative and helpful… thank you.

  6. NygusKL-
    September 11, 2014 at 4:40 am
  7. Brisdad53-
    October 9, 2014 at 2:37 am

    All the popups that say ‘click here to subscribe’ just made me ‘click here
    to close and move on’.

  8. Kristina Marie-
    November 29, 2014 at 9:45 pm
  9. Jon Leejo-
    November 29, 2014 at 10:29 pm
  10. Katya Patoka-
    December 7, 2014 at 5:56 am
  11. LoveMyAbeshaWomen-
    May 15, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Hi Lisa… In one of your videos you mentioned that you only buy property
    that are $30k or less. Can you please make a video on how you find these
    properties ? Or did you already make one? Thanks for all the info 🙂

    • May 18, 2015 at 4:40 pm

      hehe, sign up for my newsletter! It will show you step by step. Thanks!!

  12. jeanette8081-
    September 21, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    R u a realstate agent?? If not how you open the houses to see them?? Or you need to work with a agent?? Thank you for all your knowledge.

    • September 22, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Hi Jeanette! I am not a real estate agent. I found an agent, because an agent has access to the multiple listing service (mls) which has the codes/lockbox information to get into the homes. Although, for vacant properties its a bit different, which I talk about in my newsletter video “Going into vacant homes”

    • September 22, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Hi Jeanette! I am not a real estate agent. I found an agent, because an agent has access to the multiple listing service (mls) which has the codes/lockbox information to get into the homes. Although, for vacant properties its a bit different, which I talk about in my newsletter video “Going into vacant homes”