Your real estate due diligence checklist isn’t complete if it doesn’t include homeowners’ associations. The need for due diligence in real estate transactions should go without saying, but many buyers fast-track through some important areas of the process. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or an investment institution, ensuring your due diligence stage is thorough and complete is nonnegotiable. Most, if not all, real estate transactions have similar pathways to closing