When you purchase real estate in Florida, you’re going to have a purchase contract between you and the other party. It’s important that you have an experienced real estate attorney draft this contract, or at a very minimum review the contract to explain to you what the contingencies are in the contract. Contingencies are things that have to occur for the purchase to move forward. For instance, you may have a financing contingency so that you can borrow money to buy the house. And then if you can’t borrow the money, you won’t have to purchase the home. There could be an inspection contingency to make sure that the house is exactly what you’re bargaining for. The important thing to realize is that this needs to be done on the front end. It needs to be done when the contract is being drafted, and an experienced attorney can help you put in those contingencies for your protection.