Friday, August 29

The Worth of A Good Lawyer

You can buy real estate without an attorney. In fact, in many parts of the country, that is the norm. Even in South New Jersey, this is the case. But it is highly inadvisable to do so here. As a realtor, one of the biggest problems that I have is people choosing poorly when it comes to an attorney. It can be as bad or worse than having no attorney.

An incompetent attorney can leave you, as a buyer or a seller, vulnerable through a prolonged attorney review. A lax attorney can also leave home inspection issues unresolved for an extended period, sometimes causing one or both parties big last- minute problems prior to closing, if the closing still happens. An attorney that is not on the ball can end up scheduling a closing date after the buyer's mortgage rate expires reaking all kinds of havoc for both sides of a transaction.

Please be good to your realtor and yourself and choose an attorney that specializes in real estate in Hudson county. Get references from friends or ask your realtor if you think your realtor is experienced enough to make a good recommendation. I have seen less experienced realtors make terrible recommendations based on little more than the fact that the attorney has his office in town. One of the best real estate attorneys that I know has his office Ridgewood, but works in Hoboken regularly.

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I am Stacey Morrison, a veteran of real estate sales in Hoboken, NJ. This blog is a straight-up discussion of real estate here from a Realtor's professional point of view.

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