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Financing  |   Find a Home  |   Make Your Wish List  |   Steps to a Successful Purchase  |   Research the Inventory  |   Create the Offer to Purchase  |   Negotiate with the Seller  |   Home Inspection  |   Appraisal  |   Removing Contingencies  |   Protecting Your Interests  |   Escrow Process and Final Settlement  |  

Create the Offer to Purchase

Before the offer to purchase is created, it is very important that you have been at least pre-qualified or better yet pre-approved by a lender. This is one of the best negotiating tools a buyer can have. It shows the seller that you are financially able to purchase the home. After you have found the right home, it is time to prepare the offer. In Texas, the offer to purchase is an eight page Earnest Money Agreement. It covers all facets of the purchase process, such as:

  • Purchase Price
  • Amount of Earnest Money
  • Contingencies (financing, inspection, etc.)
  • Personal Items You Wish the Seller to Include (refrigerator, washer/dryer, etc.)
  • Closing Date
  • Time Limit After Which the Offer will Expire
  • Responsibilities of Both Buyer and Seller

Once you make the offer, we present it to the Seller and their Agent. The Seller may accept it, prepare a counter offer, or reject the offer all together. Once the offer is accepted, it is a legally binding contract.

Next Step...Negotiate with the Seller


Sherry Ottewell, GRI, CHMS
Phone: 281-844-7795
Fax: 281-870-9995
Cell: 281-844-7795
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