# Selling house.  Buyer wants out of contract without having to lose deposit...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-house-buyer-wants-out-of-contract-without-having-to-lose-deposit/700893>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 9, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-house-buyer-wants-out-of-contract-without-having-to-lose-deposit/700893 "2014-10-09T20:25:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-house-buyer-wants-out-of-contract-without-having-to-lose-deposit/700893/21 "2014-10-11T12:47:59Z")

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People often think that when they get a contract on their house, that it’s effectively sold. It’s not. There are at least two other hurdles, including the home inspection and the appraisal. That’s why your agent should continue to actively market your house through this process, and the buyer should not assume it’s sold until they hand over the keys.

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