A typical pattern of land division in rural areas is for property to be divided among children following the death of their parents.
Tag - Real Estate Lawyer
In a previous column, I described a situation where a young couple allowed themselves to be swept along in the emotion of buying a farm...
Buying property used to involve a buyer, a seller and a couple of pieces of paper.
In most real-estate sales, the lawyer representing the seller has an easier job than the individual representing the buyer.
Let’s assume a buyer has turned up two or three names of local lawyers in an unfamiliar county in which he’s searching for country property, broadly...
Finding a real-estate lawyer in an unfamiliar community where you are looking to buy property can be scary. Most of us seek a personal connection...
Most buyers talk to the real-estate lawyer representing them only after they have signed a contract to purchase property. I’ve always found that odd...
1. Don’t make a deal on your first visit. Don’t buy impulsively. Don’t make an offer before scoping the property.