Property 101 - Super Long Documents

Usually when you purchase or sell an property, you need to sign a lot of paper, for example:

• Booking Form
• Sales & Purchase Agreement
• Deed of Assignment
• Power of Attorney
• Bank Loan Offer Letter,
• Loan Document
• Tenancy Agreement

and etc....

We are not legal expert, and the document is so long, 90% of us will not bother reading it and just trust the expert. But what if the expert made mistake in the document and you signed it also? Then, I only can say TOO BAD.

Therefore as I emphasize previously, you need to have trusted people within your circle that you can rely on them when come to this kind of document, Lawyer, Agent, Loan Officer and etc.

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However, I still have a habit to check some key terms myself when come to document. For example, Name, IC, Loan Amount, Loan Interest Rate, Penalty,  Lock In Period and etc. Personally, I have experience below myself

• Lower penalty rate than what is agreed in Bank Loan Document (which is good news to me)
• Longer lock in period than what is agreed in Bank Loan Document, which extended from 3 years to 5 years
• Tenancy agreement with wrong bank account number
• Exclusive Agent Form which I never agree to from Property Agent
• Booking Form that stated higher commission rate than what I thought it would be

Lesson learnt, it is good to cross check some of the key terms yourself, else, you may end up in situation you never thought of :)