How does Silva Law help you with real estate?

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial investments we will encounter in our lives, so using a real estate lawyer to help is a wise idea for many reasons. Buying your very first home or third isn’t a simple thing. It involves a lot of necessary work that’s critical from a legal standpoint so that you and your family can enjoy your new home and rest easy. Whether you are buying or selling a home, it’s essentially a legal transfer of a property from one party to another. The legal part of these transactions can be quite complex sometimes, so it makes sense and is actually required in some states for home buyers or sellers to have an attorney help.

What does a real estate attorney do?

The job of a real estate attorney is to negotiate and make a transaction come together in a way that’s fair and amenable to all parties. These real estate transactions, like buying and selling a home, give rise to a number of important legal questions and issues that a lawyer with real estate experience & training is best equipped for. Only a lawyer and not a lender, title company, or realtor can give you legal advice.

Real estate attorneys know how to and are legally authorized to prepare and review documents and contracts related to the sale and purchase of a home. In some cases, a real estate attorney is also the person who will be in charge of your closing.

In a home purchase transaction, both the buyer and seller can hire an attorney to represent their interests during the process. For example, in the case where an attorney is assisting with a real estate closing where the home is being purchased with a mortgage loan, the attorney may represent the mortgage lender.

Each of these steps in buying or selling your home is critical for a smooth transaction, and the last thing you want is a legal headache. Our real estate lawyers here have many years of training and experience with real estate transactions and we do our job with pride and care. We know how stressful this process is and we want to lighten this burden for you.

Some states require a real estate attorney.

Many states have laws that require the involvement of a real estate attorney, typically having their presence at a closing. These states include: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Keep in mind that these rules can vary by region within states, too.