pays the buyers broker commission will be determined by the accepted purchase agreement. Home buyers sign their own agreement with the buyer's broker stating the buyer broker's commission agreement among other items before starting the home buying process. The buyer is responsible for the buyer broker commission but may ask in the purchase offer for the seller to pay for some or all of the buyer's broker commission. This answer is a simplified answer on how the commissions work and needs to be discussed thoroughly between the seller and realtor before signing a listing agreement. • Do we have to have home inspections done on our home before we put the home on the market? Sellers are not required to provide home inspections (home, pest, pool, septic, roof, etc.) to home buyers but it is highly recommended that home sellers do home inspections before putting the home on the market and provide them to potential buyers along with the seller's disclosure package prior to buyers writing an offer. Doing upfront inspections will increase the odds of receiving an offer, help prep and price the property with confidence, greatly reduce the odds of the buyer asking for repairs or a price reduction or backing out of the sale for a property contingency during the contingency period of the escrow • Will buyers do their own inspections on the home? The buyers may exercise their right to inspect the property during the escrow period but if the seller have already provided the buyers with thorough home inspections, then the sellers are in a much stronger position than they would be if they have not provided the inspections up front. Home sellers often say they are not going to do
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