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Real Estate

Buying a home will likely be the biggest and most important financial transaction of your life. You need a qualified professional (real estate attorney) to help guide you through the complicated world of real estate transactions, and help you steer clear of problems.

The most common tasks that a lawyer can perform in a real estate transaction include:

Reviewing purchase agreements, contracts, and mortgage documents for compliance with applicable laws
Giving advice about unusual legal situations presented by a real estate transaction, such as when a residence has building code violations or disputed property boundaries
Identifying any potential legal problems presented by the real estate transaction documents
Researching the title of the property that is subject to the real estate transaction, and executing a property deed so as to ensure that you take clean title to the property

The biggest advantage of using an experienced real estate lawyer in a real estate transaction is that the lawyer has no financial incentive for the real estate transaction to be successful. A real estate lawyer is loyal to a single party to the transaction, and thus must always act in your best interest, thereby better protecting you from any disadvantages to the transaction.