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2018 GAR Contract Forms - this video focuses on new & revised forms that will impact the lender including: F19 - Retainer Fee Exhibit - https://maximumonerealty.files.wordpr... CO13 - Acknowledgment of Person Contributing Earnest Money on Behalf of the Buyer - https://maximumonerealty.files.wordp...

2018 Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) Contract Forms - Watch the video for an overview of what's new! Please subscribe for upcoming videos on an in-depth discussion of the changes. 7 NEW forms & 1 deletion. For classroom classes with 3 Hrs of CE credit: "2018 GAR Contract Dissection" - GREC ...

What do you do when you take a listing & the Seller won't complete the Property Disclosure Form? Does the Seller have to? Is there something I need to do? Watch the video to find out!

When you are sending & receiving contract packages can you simply send the signature page? Watch the video to find out!  Dana Sparks - Qualifying Broker of Maximum One Greater Atlanta Realtors - www.KeepMoreCommission.com.

 A lender asks you to remove the Earnest Money from a contract... what should you do? Lenders must source the earnest money & if it is cash or too difficult to source, the lender will ask you to write an Amendment removing the earnest money from the contract. What should you do? What are the risk...

Many Insurance companies placed a moratorium on issuing new Homeowner's (Hazard) Insurance policies in metro Atlanta in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.  If a Buyer is getting a mortgage, that lender requires proof of a Binding Hazard insurance policy in order to close the loan.  Watch the 

A Seller has several possible options as to how to respond to an offer or multiple offers. Watch the video for these options & see the documents below for more information: Seller's Response Options to Receipt of Offer(s) & verbiage: http://files.ctctcdn.com/1a9b864e001/... GAR Article - The Retu...

When you are on a listing appointment and the person with whom you are dealing is selling the property as an"estate" because the owner has passed away, what are the questions you should ask? Also what questions should you ask the Listing agent if you are representing a Buyer purchasing a home fro...

When an agent tells a Buyer that they will get their Earnest Money back if they terminate under the "Due Diligence" or "Buyer's Right to Terminate" period, that reimbursement may NOT be immediate! Watch the video to learn why this may take up to 2 weeks or longer!

How do you fill out the "Termination & Release" in a real estate contract if the Buyer terminates the deal prior to sending the Earnest Money to the Holder? Watch the Video to find out! Please subscribe & browse channel for more real estate contract tips!