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Ziad Yasin

Get any launch incentive written into the contract

Launches often come with offers attached: a period without service charges, a furniture package, a flexible payment plan. These can matter to your budget, but only if you can rely on them later. An offer mentioned in a presentation, a brochure or a message may carry conditions that are not obvious, such as a deadline to sign or a payment that must be made first. Before you sign, ask for each incentive to appear in the purchase agreement or in a signed addendum, with its conditions and dates stated plainly. Check, for example, when a service charge waiver starts and ends, and what exactly a furniture package includes. If an offer is not in the documents, ask why. A written incentive is one you can plan around. Prepared by Masterpiece Property.

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