3.1 Scope of Chapter

• Library: Real Estate Practice Deskbook (2019 Ed.)

A. (§3.1) Scope of Chapter

This chapter deals with real estate contracts, including:

· earnest money contracts or contracts of sale;

· deferred sales contracts;

· contracts for deed;

· escrow agreements; and

· option contracts.

For further information concerning contracts for exchange, see Chapter 4 of this deskbook. A short treatment of the tax consequences of deferred sales is also included in this...