Should I not sign a house contract agreement until a lawyer reviews it and the inspection’s been done?

Question by sagman: Should I not sign a house contract agreement until a lawyer reviews it and the inspection’s been done?
OK. You make an offer, it’s accepted, and your agent has the “agreement to purchase” ready for you to sign the next day, say tomorrow. Now, say also that your agent is a buyer’s agent. Is there any reason why it would not be feasible or prudent to say, I’d rather hold off on signing the document until the inspection’s done and a lawyer reviews the contract and the inspection report–all this happening in five or six days from when the contract has been sent along from the seller? Is this unreasonable? And do all states have disclosure laws to protect the buyer?

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Answer by Eric G
If you don’t feel comfortable signing it….Don’t…if they try to push you I would be a little uncomfrotable. I’m not quite sure what you are talking about but usually you make an offer and sign that then if they accept you do sign and if that is what you are talking about I would have a lawyer look over the contract. This is where you would state all your requirements..IE the sale of your house, house inspection, move in date and so on.

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