lawyer at closing

[zoepan]

My husband and I are buying a house in Nj, closing is in 2 weeks. We opted not to hire a lawyer to review our contract, as we are buying "as is" and are responsible for any repairs. The house has been inspected by a private home inspector and also by a city code inspector. We are satisfied with the amount of work we have to do. Is there any reason why we should still have an attorney present during the actual closing meeting? Obviously we have never done this before and we can't depend on our real estate agent to advise us, because after we signed the contract, her perscription seemed to run out,and she became a conveyor of bad advice.

 

[HomeGuru]

My husband and I are buying a house in Nj, closing is in 2 weeks. We opted not to hire a lawyer to review our contract, as we are buying "as is" and are responsible for any repairs. The house has been inspected by a private home inspector and also by a city code inspector. We are satisfied with the amount of work we have to do. Is there any reason why we should still have an attorney present during the actual closing meeting? Obviously we have never done this before and we can't depend on our real estate agent to advise us, because after we signed the contract, her perscription seemed to run out,and she became a conveyor of bad advice.

**A: read some of the posts on this website and see for yourself some of the reasons why you should hire an attorney.

 

[FarmerJ]

a law firm can also help you make sure the title to the house is clean and free of liens, it will be some of the best money spent to go find a local law firm to assist you. My first home was purchased on contract for deed by me making payments to the seller , my attorneys fees were reasonable for his and the title search he arranged ,