Include Contingency Clauses in Real Estate Contract

If I purchased a home not on contingency and find I cannot come up with the down payment because my house either does not sell or sells for less than what I expected, what are the consequences? I assume that I would lose my down payment, but am I liable for anything else? I am at a loss to understand why you signed a contract to buy real estate without including any contingencies.

There are many contingencies that can be included in real estate contracts. Oversimplified, the existence of a contingency in a contract means that if the event described in that contingency does not happen, then the contract can be declared null and void, the purchaser's deposit is returned and the seller ...

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