Official Documents of Real Estate Transactions in North Carolina

In this section you’ll find some legal disclosures and samples of forms and contracts provided by the State governed Real Estate Commission. No home sale should use forms other than these.  The samples here are just some of the typical forms you will encounter in your home buying process.  There are actually several more, but these cover the basics. 

1. This all begins with requiring a Realtor to present an Agency Disclosure (Working With Real Estate Agents). It's provided by the NC Real Estate Commission to offer information to potential clients. It's NOT a contract!

2. The next document you'll see is the Buyer Agency Agreement. This document describes the services and responsibilities and contracting information between client and the agent they're choosing to have represent them.

3. The next is a Dual Agency Addendum, which will only appear if the home you (as the buyer) choose to put an Offer on is being represented already by your same agent or agents representing company (Broker in Charge).

4. The Offer to Purchase will show up next when you decide to begin the purchasing process on a specific piece of real estate.

5. Next could be the Additional Provisions Addendum, covering common needs of specifications of the property like sewer needs, airport flight area, rental property, flood zones and Offer to Purchase Expirations.

6. The Residential Property Disclosure statement of the sellers knowledge of the general condition of the property. This is not a contract, however, and is only a statement.

7. The Lead Based Paint Addendum is quite common to see, giving the sellers best representation of their knowledge of Lead Based Paint in or not in a home. Many homes have been repaired of this, however, it's a required repair before selling a home these days.