​Information for Sellers

• If you are selling your home, you want the highest possible price and the fewest possible complications.  You also want to avoid potential liabilities after the sale.  An attorney can help you meet your goals by providing the following services:
• Informing you of your legal rights and obligations
• Reviewing the contract to make sure all provisions and contingencies are in your best interest
• Evaluating the status of the title to your home and pursuing appropriate legal remedies to clear any title defects
• Advising you on what your title insurance policy does and does not protect against, emphasizing marketability of the title when you sell
• Reviewing the closing statement and other closing documents, and letting you know about buyer contingencies, such as financing, that affect your interests
• Interpreting and counseling you about all legal documents related to the title and transaction, including deeds, mortgages and closing statements
• Preparing a bill of sale to cover any personal property that will remain in the home
• Informing you about tax consequences of your home's sale.