REAL ESTATE

General Description - Real Estate:

Our experienced legal professionals provide an economical and efficient alternative to retaining staff attorneys and paralegals to perform real estate related tasks.  We are engaged on a project basis and provide the following services:
  
Ownership Entities
  • Corporate Formation of Real Estate Holding Companies including Formation of:
    • Corporations
    • Limited Liability Companies
    • Partnerships
    • Real Estate Investment Trusts
    • Self-Directed IRA Holding Entities 
    • Land Trusts
Sales Agreements
  • Negotiation of Sales Contract and Terms
  • Drafting and/or Review of:
    • Letters of Intent
    • Options for Purchase
    • Rights of First Refusal
    • Seller's Disclosure Statements
    • Original/Resale Certificates for Condominiums
    • Commercial and Residential Sale Contracts
    • Installment Sales Contracts
    • Lease Purchase Contracts and Lease Options
    • Contracts for Deed
  • Drafting and Review of Contract Contingencies relating to:
    • Attorney Review
    • Building and Other Inspections
    • Environmental
    • Title
    • Zoning
    • Financing
    • Other Contingencies
Due Diligence Review 
  • Review of:
    • Corporate Formation and Certificates of Good Standing
    • Authority and Capacity to Sell
    • Zoning and Land Use Restrictions
    • Building and Other Inspection Reports
    • Engineering, Environmental and Other Inspection Reports
    • Land Surveys
    • Loan Commitments
    • Appraisals
    • Title Commitment
    • Subdivision, Condominium and Other Restrictions
    • Utility, Access and Other Easements
    • Other Due Diligence Items
  • Drafting and/or Review of:
    • Utility, Access and Other Easements
    • Leases, Assignment of Leases, and Tenant Estoppel Letters
    • Condominium Conversion Notices
    • Legal Opinion Letters
Financing
  • Drafting and Review of Financing Documents including:
    • Promissory Notes
    • Deeds of Trust
    • Subordination Agreements
    • UCC-1 Financing Statements
    • Assignment of Rents
    • Assignment of Development Rights
    • Personal Guarantees 
    • Other Financing Instruments
Closing Documents
  • Drafting and Review of:
    • Deeds of Release
    • Deeds of Conveyance - General Warranty Deeds, Special Warranty Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, Beneficiary Deeds, Executor Deeds, Tax Sale Deeds, and Sheriff's Deeds
    • Provisions in Deeds of Conveyance for Life Estates, Rights of Re-Entry, Reversions and Restrictions
    • Powers of Attorney
    • Marital Waivers
    • Affidavits of Death
    • Closing Statements
    • Closing Affidavits
    • Escrow Agreements
    • Disbursing Agreements
    • Builder and Other Warranties
Closing and Settlement Services
    • Representation of Buyers and Sellers at Closing 
    • Closing Services
    • Escrow Services