Real Estate Misfires And Mishaps!

A home deal can look perfect on paper right up until the day it doesn’t and the fallout is expensive. We’re talking real estate mishaps and misfires that derail closings in St. George, Utah and beyond, starting with a jaw-dropping story: a buyer moves into a $1.7M home and discovers there’s no hot water to half the house. One quick phone call later, a plumber recognizes the seller by name from a photo, and suddenly the conversation turns to the one thing that can poison trust faster than anything else in a transaction: disclosure.

We also dig into the market-side pressure that makes these problems more common. Redfin reports nearly 40,000 canceled home sale agreements in January nationwide, a reminder that more contracts are failing during the due diligence period when inspections, reports, and reality collide. If you’re buying or selling in Washington County, this matters because a canceled contract can steal weeks, weaken your negotiating position, and create a stigma the next buyer will sense.

From there we get practical. We break down Utah’s Seller’s Property Condition Disclosure, what “material defects” really means, and why “when in doubt disclose” can protect sellers as much as it protects buyers. We also explain what a home inspection is designed to do, what it can miss, and why for sale by owner deals can quietly increase risk when paperwork and inspections get skipped. Finally, we share the most common inspection deal killers and our best tip for sellers: pay for a pre-listing inspection, fix issues upfront, and show the receipts so buyers feel the difference.

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🌟 Who? Jeremy Larkin was born and raised in St. George, Utah and is the owner of The Larkin Group Real Estate Advisors.

📍 Where? Washington and Iron County, Utah, including, but not limited to St. George, Washington City, Ivins, Santa Clara, Hurricane, LaVerkin, Toquerville, Cedar City and Parowan. 

💈  What?  Jeremy and his team of expert advisors at The Larkin Group walk the best clients in the world through the brain surgery of Buying, Selling and Investing Southern Utah Real Estate! And perhaps more importantly, they LOVE this community and pouring their heart and soul into it!

📻  Tune in! Jeremy is the host of The "St. George Real Estate Morning" Drive radio show 94.9 FM / 890 AM. You can stream the weekly program Thursdays at 8:35 AM here: https://tinyurl.com/radiorealestate   

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[00:00:00] Welcome And Local Real Estate Stories
[00:07:05] Contract Cancellations And Why Deals Fail
[00:11:40] Utah Disclosures And The D Word
[00:14:45] Home Inspections And FSBO Risk
[00:18:30] Due Diligence And Soils Report Fallout
[00:20:40] Pre Listing Inspection And Top Deal Killers
[00:23:14] How To Reach Us And Wrap Up