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Pay a Florida real estate attorney to protect your interests
when buying a home. The only member of the Florida
real estate transaction qualified to give you legal advice
is a Florida real estate attorney. Always hire a Florida real
estate attorney before you sign a purchase contract.
Having a Florida real estate attorney on your side can
help make sure your home-buying experience goes without a
hitch, and all problems are handled before the closing.
If your Florida real estate lawyer issues your title insurance,
there should be no need for any other legal help.
The best benefit of using a Florida real estate attorney
is that he or she has an ethical obligation to work on behalf
of your best interest. You can use either a non-attorney
title company or a Florida real estate attorney to handle
your title insurance. The consideration is they both charge
about the same, but who is looking out for the buyer?
Prepare the purchase contract, resolve any title or inspection
issues, and give legal advice throughout the transaction are
a few things a non-attorney title company can not handle.
In most instances if your Florida real estate attorney acts
as the closing agent and provides your title insurance, there
will be no more fees involved.
A Florida real estate attorney should be used to help
the seller as well. The Florida real estate seller's attorney
can clear contract, do deadline follow-up, limit liability
in contract, deed and closing documents, cashier's check or
wire transfer at closing. The seller of Florida real estate,
whether it is residential or commercial, should always engage
a Florida real estate attorney to assist in the sales process.
Procedures The Florida Real Estate Attorney Can Perform
• The Florida real estate attorney can review
the contract and ensure that all provisions and contingencies
are in your best interest.
• The Florida real estate attorney can inform you of
your legal rights and obligations.
• The Florida real estate attorney can obtain a title
search, evaluate the status of the title and require appropriate
legal remedies to clear any defects.
• The Florida real estate attorney can advise you on
what the title policy does not protect against, emphasizing
marketability of the title when you sell.
• The Florida real estate attorney can prepare or review
the closing statement and other closing documents, and let
you know about seller contingencies that affect your interests.
• The Florida real estate attorney can interpret and
counsel you about all legal documents related to the title
and transaction, including deeds, mortgages and closing statements.
• The Florida real estate attorney can advise you on
how you should take the title to the home, and how this affects
your overall business and personal estate.
• The Florida real estate attorney can check for unrecorded
municipal liens, including sewer and special assessment liens.
• The Florida real estate attorney can prepare a bill
of sale to cover any personal property such as curtains and
appliances that you and the seller agree shall remain in the
home.
• The Florida real estate attorney can inform you about
the income, estate, and gift tax consequences to your estate.
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