Missouri Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (Investor PDF)
An investor-ready purchase and sale agreement drafted for Missouri transactions, plus a plain-English summary of what Missouri law expects in a residential purchase contract. Free PDF, no signup required.
Missouri Purchase and Sale Agreement
Free PDF • Updated July 2026
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What Missouri Requires in a Purchase Contract
These are the contract and disclosure requirements our research identified for Missouri residential transactions, with statute citations. Requirements change; always confirm the current rule before closing.
No general statutory seller property disclosure
none (common law); RSMo ch. 442 has only targeted disclosures
Missouri has no general seller property condition disclosure statute; duty rests on common-law fraud/nondisclosure principles and the merger doctrine, but local Realtor boards (St. Louis, KC) use standard disclosure forms as a practical matter.
Applies to: all residential
Methamphetamine Production Disclosure
RSMo 442.606
Seller/transferor with knowledge that the property was ever a site of methamphetamine production must disclose that fact in writing to the buyer, regardless of whether anyone was convicted.
Applies to: all real property transfers where seller has knowledge
Psychologically Impacted Property (stigma statute)
RSMo 442.600
HIV/AIDS status of an occupant or a homicide, suicide, or other felony on the property is declared NOT a material fact requiring disclosure; no cause of action against agents/brokers for nondisclosure (a shield, not a disclosure duty).
Applies to: all residential
Wholesaler Disclosure Statement (SB 973, pending signature) Verbatim language required
new RSMo 407.3600 (HCS SS SCS SB 973, 103rd G.A. 2026)
Wholesaler (assigns/novates a 1-4 unit residential purchase contract for compensation without taking title) must give the record owner a separate boldface 12-point disclosure at least 14 calendar days before contract, signed by both parties; noncompliance lets owner cancel any time before close of escrow with earnest money to owner; violation is an MMPA unlawful practice with private action and AG enforcement.
Applies to: residential 1-4 units; exemptions for assignments to relatives within 3rd degree and to affiliates under common control; PENDING - Gov. Kehoe must act by 2026-07-15; effective 2026-08-28 if enacted
Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Verbatim language required
42 U.S.C. 4852d; 40 CFR 745.113(a) (subpart F)
Sales contract for pre-1978 target housing must contain the Lead Warning Statement, seller disclosure, records list, buyer acknowledgment and inspection opportunity, agent certification, and signatures.
Applies to: pre-1978 residential (target housing)
Missouri Regulates Wholesaling
new RSMo 407.3600 (SB 973, 2026) - pending governor action until 2026-07-15, effective 2026-08-28 if enacted; previously unregulated (no license required under RSMo ch. 339 when assigning one's own contract)
Disclosure regime, not licensing: 14-day advance standalone boldface disclosure to the record owner, both signatures required before any binding contract, owner cancellation right through close of escrow plus earnest money forfeiture for noncompliance, MMPA penalties, private right of action, AG enforcement. Companion RSMo 442.920 (same bill) regulates residential sale-leasebacks (14-day disclosure, 30-day closing/title-transfer moratorium, $10,000 statutory damages).
See how Missouri compares in our wholesaling laws by state table.
Missouri Closing Practice at a Glance
| Deed convention | General warranty deed is customary for arm's-length residential sales ('grant, bargain and sell' carries statutory covenants per RSMo 442.420) |
| Transfer tax | None - Missouri has no real estate transfer tax; Mo. Const. art. X, sec. 25 (Amendment 3, approved Nov. 2, 2010) prohibits the state and all political subdivisions from imposing any new tax on the sale or transfer of real estate |
| Customary payer | n/a |
| Attorney closing | Attorney not required for a typical closing. Title company / escrow closing state; attorneys not required or customary for routine residential closings. |
| Witness and notary | Deeds must be signed and acknowledged (or proved) before a notary/authorized officer to be recorded (RSMo 442.130, 442.150, 442.380). No subscribing witnesses required. |
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