• The property and what is included

  Street address, county, state and legal description copied from the existing deed, parcel reference, and lists of what is and is not included in the sale.

• Price, deposit and financing

  The price, deposit and further instalments, who holds the deposit, and whether the buyer is using a loan with a date by which a commitment is needed.

• Title, survey and inspections

  The kind of deed agreed, what the property is subject to, the buyer's right to search title, raise objections and inspect, and what happens if the parties do not agree.

• Repairs, risk and condition at closing

  Repairs the seller will make, who bears the risk of damage before closing, and the condition the property is delivered in.

• Costs, tenants, brokers and default

  Apportioned taxes and closing costs, existing tenants and deposits, brokers and commission, and what each side may do if the other does not complete.

An agreement for the sale of property records that a seller will sell, and a buyer will buy, a described property on stated terms: the legal description, what is included, the price and deposit, how the buyer is paying, title and surveys, inspections, repairs, closing and possession, costs, existing tenants and what happens if either side does not complete.

This blank form is signed by seller and buyer and leaves every figure, date and period for them to agree. Real estate sales are governed by state law and local practice, including how a contract must be signed, what disclosures must be made, who holds the deposit and how closing works, and many sales use state-specific forms or an agent or attorney. Ask a lawyer before you sign.

Not sure? Talk to an attorney about your situation first.

These are separate documents, for different jobs.

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