There is no excuse for a buyer not to do their homework on a property or read the documents before signing them. We live in an information society. Do not make a minimal effort to obtain information about a property you are buying (for example. B not to have professionally inspected) seems to be getting more and more. Well, stupid – and judges and jurors will probably see it that way, especially when it comes to real estate investors. "Demanding parties, like all parties, have an obligation to protect themselves by reading what they sign." Thigpen v. Locke, 363 S.W.2d 247, 253 (Tex.1962). Yet, complaints continue to be filed by buyers who claim that they have been exempted from their duty to consult or read documents because they have been rushed or pressured by the seller. Such a request is unlikely to exist in court. PLT Partnership, 479 S.W.3d 519 (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2015, no pets.).

In the KIT case, the court decided that a renewal contract was valid, although the buyer`s check bounced back for the renewal fee! What for? The necessary magic words were not used when amending the treaty. A buyer`s worries are more complex. In general, the buyer should want to know everything there is to know about the property, whether this information comes from due diligence, title obligation, survey, disclosure by the seller, information from a broker or even gossip from neighbors. "Attention to the buyer" remains important in the purchase and sale of real estate. Welcome to the first part of my Texas Paperwork Series, where we`ll get dirty with all the paperwork you might encounter to buy, sell, or invest. There are many things to sign, so I hope to create a home here that can help explain each of the paragraphs. In the context of the buyer`s review of ownership, it is clear that the buyer has an interest in all deficiencies and other essential adverse conditions being fully disclosed. Seller`s disclosure (Form TREC OP-H) is required in Section 5.008 of the Real Estate Code, which provides that "[a] seller of residential real estate not comprising more than one residential unit in that State shall provide the purchaser of the property with written notice in accordance with this Section or written notice, which is substantially similar to that prescribed by this Section, which contains: at least all the points of the notification provided for in this Section. Section 5.008(d) further states that "the notice shall be completed in full faith and knowledge of the seller from the date on which the seller completed and signed the message." There are exceptions, especially in cases of reflection on new housing hitherto uninhabited. .