If you are in escrow on a property, and you can no longer qualify to get a loan, you can back out of the deal because of your loan contingency.
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Let me explain...
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When you first submit your offer, there is a section where you write in how many days you want for your loan contingency period.
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Do you have a really good lender? She might tell you that you only need 12 days for your loan contingency period. 21 days is average.
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You can keep your loan contingency in place the entire escrow, but you probably won't get your offer accepted having that long of a contingency... the shorter amount of time the better.
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As long as you back out of the deal within your contingency period, you should be able to cancel escrow without any problems.
How do loan contingencies work?
If you are in escrow on a property, and you can no longer qualify to get a loan, you can back out of the deal because of your loan contingency. . Let me explain... . When you first submit your offer, there is a section where you write in how many days you want for your loan contingency period.