It’s getting to the point where it is so competitive that buyers will be tempted to make offers without contingencies to improve their chances of winning. But let’s face it, they would do so reluctantly.
Sellers should be very cautious about taking an offer with no contingencies.
You will be making a deal that would have maximum buyer’s remorse. If the buyers change their mind, and they insist on fighting for the deposit, it will tie up the property so you can’t sell it to anyone else.
Are you going to chase them around for 6-12 months to try to get their deposit and risk missing the peak – and screw up your plans for moving too?
I agree 100%. I have seen less than ethical buyers purposely tie up a property and lis pendens the property. Thus, this usually prevents the seller from selling the property in a timely manner to someone else. Next that less than ethical buyer negotiates a lower sales price and extorts the seller.
Guess what, it was a local realtor in town who did this. Shocking? Lol. No.
That was useful to learn about “lis pendens”. I always wondered what prevents a seller from cancelling a contract and selling to another buyer who happens to come along later.