Instruction Manual

Forms Instruction Manual

Each year, a great amount of time and effort is expended to improve the library of “standard form” sale contracts and other transactional and business-related documents used by Missouri REALTORS®.  The Missouri REALTORS® Instruction Manual is a multi-part series of instructional guides and was created to serve as an educational resource for all REALTORS®, and to help them assist their clients.

The use of standard forms serves to reduce conflicting operating practices and procedures.  It also facilitates efficient interaction between brokerage companies throughout Missouri, and reduction of potential liability.  At the same time, our standard forms are designed to provide REALTORS® with the ability to reasonably customize and tailor details of each transaction, to address the particular facts and circumstances presented consistent with the needs and desires of the parties they represent.

Updates to this Manual are posted here as they are made.  All hypotheticals set forth are for educational purposes only.  These documents must not be provided to non-members.  Doing so puts you in violation of copyright laws and diminishes the value of membership in the Missouri REALTORS®.

Special thanks go out to ALL Standard Forms Committee members for their hard work and efforts in reviewing and improving all of your Association’s standard forms.

For additional information, see our "Forms Revisions" dedicated webpage, which summarizes all new and revised forms (and includes “clean” & “redlined” versions showing all changes made), and our Keeping It Legal videos page.  As always, your comments and questions are welcomed, and to that end you can submit comments and revisions by clicking here.


New Construction Forms Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses the new form New Construction Sale Contract (NHC-2000) and several new corresponding riders created for use with it.

Residential Sale Contract Instruction Manual
 
  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our form Residential Sale Contract (RES-2000), referred to herein as the “Contract”) over the last few years, and provides a summary explanation of the Contract, including basic instructions on how to complete it. 

Government Loan Rider Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our form “Government Loan Rider” (MSC-2011R) over the last few years.

Contingency for Sale of Buyer’s Existing Property and Existing Property Sale/Kick-Out Notice Instruction Manual 

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our forms “Contingency for Sale of Buyer’s Existing Property” (MSC-2021R) and “Existing Property Sale/Kick-Out Notice” (MSC-2021N) over the last few years.

Contingency for Closing of Buyer’s Existing Property and Buyer’s Existing Property Failure to Close Notice Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our forms “Contingency for Closing of Buyer’s Existing Property” (MSC-2022R) and “Buyer’s Existing Property Failure to Close Notice” (MSC-2022N) over the last few years.

Back-Up Contract Rider and Back-Up Contract Notice Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our forms “Back-Up Contract Rider” (MSC-2023R) and “Back-Up Contract Notice” (MSC-2023N) over the last few years.

Seller’s Agency Listing Contract (Exclusive Right to Sell) Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our form “Seller’s Agency Listing Contract (Exclusive Right to Sell)” (RES-1010) over the last few years.

Buyer’s Exclusive Agency Contract” Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our form “Buyer’s Exclusive Agency Contract” (MSC-1080) over the last few years.  


Compensation Agreement Rider Instruction Manual

  • This part of the Instruction Manual addresses all substantive changes made to our form “Compensation Agreement Rider” (MSC-4025R) and includes FAQs and examples for its use.

As always, if you have ANY questions regarding our Standard Forms or any revisions, please call LEGAL LINE at 573-447-5278.

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