
The buyer’s investigation is so important to the transaction, as well as the buyer’s satisfaction with the property at the time of purchase and later, that many brokers want to emphasize that fact even more so than is already done in the purchase agreement and related addenda. (See RPA paragraphs 12 and 14 and BIA and SBSA for further information.) Those brokers may want to make use of the Buyer’s Inspection Elections form (C.A.R. form BIE) in which the buyer is once again reminded of the importance of inspecting all aspects of the property. The BIE goes even further and contains a list of 37 preprinted potential areas for inspection and an affirmative decision by the buyer, at a particular point in time, to inspect or not inspect each of the areas. Even if the buyer chooses not to inspect something at one point in time, the buyer may choose to do so later so long as the time to conduct inspections has not expired. The form is intended for use between a buyer and a buyer’s agent and does not alter the legal or contractual relationship between a buyer and a seller.