Real Estate Misfires And Mishaps!

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A home deal can look perfect on paper right up until the day it doesn’t and the fallout is expensive. We’re talking real estate mishaps and misfires that derail closings in St. George, Utah and beyond, starting with a jaw-dropping story: a buyer moves into a $1.7M home and discovers there’s no hot water to half the house. One quick phone call later, a plumber recognizes the seller by name from a photo, and suddenly the conversation turns to the one thing that can poison trust faster than anything else in a transaction: disclosure.

We also dig into the market-side pressure that makes these problems more common. Redfin reports nearly 40,000 canceled home sale agreements in January nationwide, a reminder that more contracts are failing during the due diligence period when inspections, reports, and reality collide. If you’re buying or selling in Washington County, this matters because a canceled contract can steal weeks, weaken your negotiating position, and create a stigma the next buyer will sense.

From there we get practical. We break down Utah’s Seller’s Property Condition Disclosure, what “material defects” really means, and why “when in doubt disclose” can protect sellers as much as it protects buyers. We also explain what a home inspection is designed to do, what it can miss, and why for sale by owner deals can quietly increase risk when paperwork and inspections get skipped. Finally, we share the most common inspection deal killers and our best tip for sellers: pay for a pre-listing inspection, fix issues upfront, and show the receipts so buyers feel the difference.

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[00:00:00] Welcome And Local Real Estate Stories

[00:07:05] Contract Cancellations And Why Deals Fail

[00:11:40] Utah Disclosures And The D Word

[00:14:45] Home Inspections And FSBO Risk

[00:18:30] Due Diligence And Soils Report Fallout

[00:20:40] Pre Listing Inspection And Top Deal Killers

[00:23:14] How To Reach Us And Wrap Up