As a real estate lawyer, if a friend told you they were buying (or selling) a house, what would your top 3 pieces of advice be?
August 1, 2024 – Matthew S. Akers & Douglas McCarthy
- Hire an experienced real estate attorney. Not having legal representation and being stuck in the middle of a dispute or misunderstanding regarding a contract can be devastating.
- You need an attorney that will advocate for you, that you can rely on to support you and make sure that you’re well represented and not taken advantage of. Use a reputable attorney — not a title company — to handle your side of the transaction. Even if you’re the seller and the buyer has chosen to work with the title company, the seller can still choose to have separate representation of their own. So, always make sure that you have your own separate representation.
- Make sure that you have someone look at the timeline with regard to the transaction, in order to make sure you can actually complete it within the time frame required.
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