01RCW 64.06.030
3 days to rescind on disclosure
A residential buyer who receives the seller disclosure statement can rescind within 3 business days, unless the parties agreed to a different period, by written notice to the seller.
Free case reviewTell us what is happening at your property
3 daysFor a home buyer to rescind after receiving the seller disclosur
90 daysFor a contractor to record a lien, so recent work can surface after closing
DepositsTenant security deposits must transfer to the new owner on a sale
Before it goes hardWe report inside your feasibility period, not after it
01 / Our Focus
Find the problem while you can still walk away
A purchase agreement gives a buyer a short window to investigate: the feasibility, inspection, and title review periods. Once those deadlines pass, most of the buyer’s leverage goes with them. Everything that could change the deal, from a recorded easement to a tenant’s lease terms, has to be found and understood inside that window.
We work from the record outward. We read the title report and every recorded exception, confirm legal access, check zoning and critical areas against what you plan to do with the property, and look for lien risk from recent work. On rental property we review every lease, deposit, and rent notice you would be taking over. You get a written summary of what we found and what to ask the seller for.
“A title report lists the problems. Someone still has to read them.”
Your summary ranks each issue: fine as is, ask the seller to fix it, renegotiate the price, or walk away before the deadline.
02 / The law
The Washington rules that shape a buyer’s review
Four rules decide what a seller must disclose, what can still show up after closing, and what a buyer inherits with a rental property.
02RCW 60.04.091
Liens can arrive after closing
A contractor or supplier has 90 days after the last work to record a construction lien, so recent unpaid work can appear on title after you buy.
03RCW 59.18.270
Tenant deposits follow the property
When a rental changes hands, tenant security deposits must be transferred to the new owner’s trust account, and the new owner must notify the tenants.
04RCW 64.04.020
Access must be in writing
An easement is an interest in land and must be in a signed, acknowledged deed. A verbal promise that you can use a neighbor’s driveway does not protect a buyer.
03 / The process
How a due diligence review works
We plan the review around your contract’s deadlines. Send the purchase agreement first so we can calendar every date.
- 01Day 1
Deadlines and documents
We calendar your feasibility, inspection, and title review dates, and collect the title report, disclosures, and seller documents.
- 02Week 1
Title and access
Every recorded exception, easement, covenant, and road agreement is read and checked against the property.
- 03Week 1 to 2
Use, liens, and tenants
Zoning and critical areas, recent work and lien exposure, and on rentals every lease, deposit, and rent notice.
- 04Before the deadline
Written summary and next steps
A ranked list of issues and what to request, with a notice to the seller drafted if you decide to renegotiate or terminate.
04 / Fees
What it costs
Flat feeTitle and access review for a single property, with a written summary.
PackageRental property review: title plus every lease, deposit, and rent notice you would inherit.
HourlyCommercial and multi-parcel reviews, seller negotiations, and contract amendments, with a written budget.
05 / Coverage
Where we practice
TacomaOffice on North I Street
Pierce CountyPuyallup, Lakewood, University Place, Gig Harbor
Eastside King CountyBellevue, Issaquah, Sammamish
Snohomish CountyHomes, rentals, and lots
Kitsap CountyHomes, rentals, and lots
The disclosure, lien, deposit, and deed statutes apply statewide. Local zoning and critical area codes differ, and we check the code for the city or county where the property sits.
As soon as the purchase agreement is signed.
The feasibility and title review periods are short. The earlier we see the contract and title report, the more of that window you have to negotiate.
Before your feasibility period ends
Know what you are buying before you own it.
Send the purchase agreement and title report. We will calendar your deadlines, review the record, and tell you what to fix, renegotiate, or walk away from while you still can.
Bring to your consultation
01Your signed purchase agreement
02The preliminary title report
03Seller disclosures and any leases