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Eric M.
  • Flipper/Rehabber
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Sellers, penalties for missing closing date?

Eric M.
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Louisville, KY
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Have you ever tried to add a $ penalty per day for delaying a closing date in a sales contract?
I know many of the delays are due to lender issues, but why should I bear the brunt of that cost? I'd like to give the buyer some incentive to push his people a little harder.

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Justin S.
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Justin S.
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I've been successful in imposing $100/day late penalties on some properties. But for FHA buyers, it is a tough pill to swallow. Usually the agent pays for it by taking it out of their commission.

If they use my preferred lender though, I do not impose anything. But my lender has never been late.

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