If you are buying a home, it is important to establish your relationship with an attorney prior to entering into a contract to purchase. This will allow you to focus on the important issues during the attorney review and home inspection contingencies.

It is also important to note that all real estate contract do not contain attorney review and inspection contingencies. More importantly, such contingencies may be limited in scope. Although, it is common that residential contract contain the said contingencies, there are many variations of residential contracts and not all may serve your best interest. The only way to know for sure, is talk to a lawyer prior to signing anything.

At our firm, the initial consultation is free. In fact, most our residential real estate representation is set at a fixed fee. The earlier you engage us, the better you will be represented.

Prior to closing is the right time to start thinking about estate planning to develop strategies that best protect the real estate that you will own. Often times, people wait too long to make such plans, and their property susceptible to attack in the event of a law suit. There are many times that people get sued for actions that they never intended to commit, like car accidents. Without the proper estate plan your property will be at risk. Click here for more information about protecting assets in real estate.