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When you’re preparing to sell your home<\/a>, it can be hard to know where your responsibilities end and a buyer’s begin. You might worry about whether a buyer could come back with complaints after closing or question something they discovered during their inspection<\/a>. Many sellers assume that once a contract is signed, the buyer accepts the property as-is. Those concerns are closely tied to buyer beware (caveat emptor), a legal principle that helps define the roles of both buyers and sellers in a real estate transaction.<\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ll explain <\/span>what does caveat emptor mean<\/span>, which states apply it to home sales, and how sellers can approach it wisely to protect themselves. Plus, we\u2019ll address key questions that every seller should consider.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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