What should buyers and sellers watch?

Financing terms, inspection findings and how a contract's contingency deadlines are handled deserve the closest attention from both buyers and sellers, since most deals that fall apart do so over one of those three things rather than price. Buyers should watch how competitive a specific listing actually is before overbidding, and sellers should watch how a listing performs in its first weeks for signs the price needs adjusting. Joel Boss flags these issues early rather than after they have caused a problem.