That's usually where the surprise lives. The main contract gets signed early, then counteroffers and addenda change it — and those are separate documents. If the only thing you ever read is the first one, you haven't read your deal. Four things that make this easier: Ask for everything ahead of time. Tell your agent you want the contract and every addendum sent before the day you're signing, not handed to you at the table. Read the changes, not the boilerplate. Anything handwritten, struck through, or added in an addendum is where your deal is different from everybody else's. That's the part worth your attention. Check the specifics. The dates, the dollar amounts, the included and excluded items, and your name spelled correctly. If you asked for a change, find it on the page yourself. Don't accept that it got handled — look at it. Then ask for a complete signed copy and keep it somewhere you'll find it. You'll want it at closing, and again whenever you sell. If you've already signed something and there's a problem with it, that's a question for an attorney, not for me. Has an addendum ever changed something you thought was already settled? Kelsey Earl, journalist turned Realtor, born and raised in Utah, Salt Lake to St. George, 801-419-8917, [email protected], Your lifelong friend in real estate 🌟 #utahrealestate #realestatecontract #homebuyingtips #firsttimehomebuyer #utahrealtor
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