hello there
Can anyone pls tell me how much a real estate attorney charges for
doing the paperwork involved in a real estate transaction...we have a
situation where its a for sale by owner and we do not have any agents
involved.

1: How much are the costs involved by using real estate attorney
instead real estate agents?
2: Who (buyer/seller) pays for these fees.


thanks in advance

Ruch

On 10 Jan 2005 19:45:54 -0800, someone wrote:


1: How much are the costs involved by using real estate attorney
instead real estate agents?

You have a lot to learn here.

A real estate agent is basically a commission broker or salesperson
who gets paid a fee for bringing buyer and seller together. Basically
a salesperson (nothing wrong with that).

An attorney is, well, an attorney.

They are two different things.

You pay for your own attorney, and they are duty bound to protect YOU
(in some kinds of deals you get reimbursed, but real estate normally
isn't one of them).

If you had an agent/broker, in most but not all states you would
customarily still have your own attorney.


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