Our team understands the importance of working with an experienced real estate lawyer. We will negotiate on your behalf and ensure your transaction is managed fairly. We are there once the selling price and terms are established to review your contract. We will also negotiate on your behalf following your property inspection and title search to make additional adjustments to your contract terms as required.
Why Hire a Real Estate Attorney?
Although a real estate attorney is not required in all states, there are many reasons you should be working with an attorney when you buy or sell a property, including:
- Out-of-town purchases
- Short sales or bank-owned properties
- Estate sales
- Commercial properties
- Properties with potential structural issues
- Properties in problematic areas such as a flood zone, tornado-prone locations, radon issues, toxicity levels, and more
- The property you are selling is in distress
- You’re selling a property that you inherited
- You wish to sell a property but are being blocked by uncooperative partners
- There are judgments or liens on your property
- Something seems off with the sale or purchase
Although some people feel their transaction seems pretty straightforward, an attorney will protect your best interests and ensure you do not encounter any unexpected challenges.
Benefits of a Real Estate Attorney
This is one of the largest purchases of your life, and you want to ensure it does not lead to hardship. A real estate contract is binding and therefore should never be entered into without legal advice. All contracts have complicated language that can be misleading. This means you might agree to terms that you do not fully understand.
Although form contracts and documents are primarily used in real estate transactions, considering all the laws that apply to real estate, it is impossible for a form contract to include every detail for every situation. We will ensure that every detail of your retail transaction is handled properly, down to the letter.
What Protections Does a Real Estate Provide?
As real estate attorneys, we can protect you from the following potential issues:
- False Advertisements: We can protect you in the case that false claims have been made in real estate advertising. When advertising laws are neglected, you might be receiving information that is inaccurate or exaggerated.
- Equal Allocation of Real Estate Units: We can assist if you feel you have been subjected to discrimination based on your ethnic background or religion.
- Disclosure of Accurate Information: Real estate agents must inform buyers about the exact condition of a property when you are considering a purchase. If the home has been misrepresented in any way, we can assist in a lawsuit, including undisclosed environmental concerns such as contaminated water or asbestos.
Our team can prevent larger, drawn-out disputes that will end up costing additional fees and time. We will ensure that your best interests are represented and that your real estate transaction is problem free.