What does contingent mean in real estate? Contingent means the seller has accepted an offer, but certain conditions need to be met before the sale closes. This means there's still a chance that the sale could fall through and the house goes back on the market, should those conditions go unmet.
So contingent sales are simply when you, the buyer make an offer on a property, subject to them selling their home. In the contingency document, there is a release clause, and a release clause simply gives the seller the opportunity to cancel a contingent buyer if they accept another offer.
Something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary: You need to be able to deal with all possible contingencies.
The most common way to shorten or extend a contingency period is to create a contingency period addendum and have all parties sign off on it before it expires, in escrow.
Assuming that the loss contingency is “probable” and can be reasonably estimated, then a journal entry should be recorded to accrue the liability. The journal entry would be to debit legal expense and credit to record the legal liability.
Common examples For instance, a company must estimate a contingent liability for pending litigation if the outcome is probable and the loss can be reasonably estimated. In such cases, the company must recognize a liability on the balance sheet and record an expense in the income statement.
Assuming that the loss contingency is “probable” and can be reasonably estimated, then a journal entry should be recorded to accrue the liability. The journal entry would be to debit legal expense and credit to record the legal liability.
For loss contingencies, it depends on the assessment or likelihood of incurring the loss. Focus on the language, and that will help you determine whether you should record it on the balance sheet and/or disclose in the notes to the financial statements.
Contingency feedback gives a future consequence: “If you keep interrupting people in meetings, they'll stop cooperating with you.”