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To Brokers, Agents, and Buyers RE: Use of this Website to Bid
for HUD Homes:
1.) No representations
or warranties, expressed or implied, are conveyed to the public
regarding the condition, suitability for any purpose, compliance
with local codes, or value of any HUD home presented for sale on
this website.
2.) No binding
contract of sale exists between a bidder and National Home Management
Solution (NHMS) or HUD due to the transmission or posting of any
notice to the effect that a potential purchaser's bid has been deemed
to be the apparent "winning" offer during any bidding
period. Neither NHMS nor HUD agrees to sell any property based
upon an electronic offer alone.
3.) Receipt of
such communication merely serves to notify the real estate licensee
for the bidder that the particular offer appears to yield the highest
net return to HUD compared to other offers submitted during the
same bidding period.
4.) Until the
information that was provided at the time the bid was submitted
electronically is verified, and until the time the correct and complete
Contract Package (as described on this website) is received, reviewed,
accepted on behalf of HUD, executed by an authorized employee of
NHMS, and delivered to the purchaser or his/her agent, there is
no binding agreement whatsoever, nor is there any promise of one.
5.) If required
or requested documents are not received in proper form within the
timeframe provided (normally 48 hours from request), NHMS reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to deem the offer "non-responsive,"
cancel the bid without notice, award the bid to a back-up or next
highest bidder, or re-list the property for subsequent bidding.
6.) If no acceptable
bids are submitted during any given bidding period, NHMS reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to negotiate individually with
any bidder or his/her agent, or to continue the bidding process,
whichever NHMS decides is more appropriate or in the best interests
of HUD.
DO NOT COMMIT FEDERAL FRAUD! Fraudulent bids subject
all parties, including brokers, agents, and buyers, to federal penalties
that may include fines and/or imprisonment. A fraudulent bid is
any offer made to purchase a HUD property when the intended buyer
whose Social Security Number is to be entered on the bidding screen
has not been pre-qualified by a mortgage lender; has not properly
signed and initialed the Sales Contract and all the required addenda;
OR, has not placed on deposit with his/her agent adequate earnest
money in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or
money order to be held on behalf of HUD. |