If you plan to sell or buy residential or commercial property, one of the most important tasks to complete is hiring a real estate lawyer. North Carolina requires buyers and sellers to have a real estate attorney handle residential closings, but it’s in your best interests to have a lawyer by your side regardless of whether it’s required. A lawyer can draft, review, and help you fill out the necessary paperwork as well as assist with due diligence and related needs.
Here are several questions you may want to ask a real estate lawyer:
- How much of your practice is dedicated to real estate law? Many law firms cover several different areas of law, so where one may have more experience in other types of civil law, another may practice real estate law exclusively. You will want to hire a lawyer whose sole or main focus is real estate law.
- What kinds of cases do you take? Within real estate law, there are different types of cases a real estate lawyer might take. For instance, one attorney may do estate planning, while others may only do real estate transactions. As long as your lawyer has considerable experience in the type of case you have, you can have peace of mind.
- How will we communicate with one another? Staying in communication with your real estate lawyer is of the utmost importance. Whether email, text, phone call, or face-to-face is best, you need to establish the mode of communication and commit to responding in a timely manner.
- Can you travel to meet with me? It can be extremely helpful to hire a real estate lawyer who will travel to meet with you. Ask your lawyer if they provide mobile services.