SC REALTORS Remove Repair Procedures from South Carolina Real Estate Contracts – Now Just Due Diligence Regarding Repair Requests
The South Carolina REALTORS Association has decided to remove the Repair Procedures language from South Carolina real estate contracts effective June 13, 2022. Along with that they also removed the “As-Is” part of the contract as well. What remains is strictly a Due Diligence component where the buyers and sellers will agree to a specific date whereby all inspection related items must be resolved. They buyer can back out or continue to negotiate as long as they do so before the Due Diligence deadline in the contract. If they back out, they have to deliver a Notice of Termination Form #313 along with the agreed upon Termination Fee to the Seller prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence period.
I personally like this change. I think it will help all parties in their negotiations and making sure there aren’t any misunderstandings causing hard feelings or possibly jeapardizing the transaction.
Remember the Earnest Money is completely separate from the Termination Fee. Earnest Money go to a trust account whereas the Termination Fee will go to the Seller.
Here’s a short video that explains the changes to the contract.
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John Murphy
Husband of 36 years to my college sweetheart, Janet Murphy (@janetmurphydesign on Instagram). Together we have 6 wonderful children from ages 18-34 and 6 grandchildren. My main work is helping commercial building owners and real estate investors save money on their income taxes by doing cost segregation. I work all over the U.S. but have a lot of clients here in SC and in the southeast in particular. The firm I represent is CSSI, LLC. I love the work! I’ve also been a licensed REALTOR since 2003 and broker since 2007 but my work is limited to just a few clients each year. We relocated to Greenville, SC for the lifestyle, lower cost of living, amazing amenities in the area and the growth opportunity for business and real estate. We absolutely love it here!
All opinions are expressly my own and do not represent either CSSI, LLC or eXp Realty LLC or any other company, organization or group that I might be affiliated with.