How can you obtain a legal contract when buying a house without a real estate agent?

findlaw.com has contracts you can use Staples or any office supply company should carry real estate contracts. However you could write a legally binding contract on a cocktail napkin or in any other way you can find. To be a contract there must be consideration passing between 2 people and a written explanation of this transaction. To be a good contract it should cover all possible contingencies. A basic contract is i give you x for y Period. You can modify that contract with I give you X for Y if within 30 days Y breaks you must return X and I will return Y. Its up to your imagination what you put in a contract. I always recommend speaking with an attorney concerning real estate and real estate trans actions. I'm a real estate mentor any further questions may be directed to BC at B.C. Commodities jolllyroger@Yahoo.com