Save Money When You Use a Lawyer to Buy Your Next Home
We can help you buy your next home – from tours to negotiations to inspections to the paperwork – all for a low flat fee. In fact, we rebate our entire commission to YOU. You keep the buyer’s agent commission and save a ton of money. And frankly, we’re a better overall value, since we’re both a real estate AND a legal firm.
Our clients are people who know what they want and do most of the research themselves. Since we don’t work on commission, we’re not interested in pushing you into a home that’s not perfect for you. So you’re free to search listings and do drive-bys on your own.
Once you have an idea about the type of house and neighborhood you’re looking for, call us and we’ll jump in. All this is included for homebuyers in our fee:
- Search tools and a watch list, complete with email alerts
- Home tours – the first 20 hours of home tours are included, with as many more as you want at $75 per hour
- Attending the inspection and appraisal
- Super-responsive, friendly, practical service
- Knowledge and experience specific to the Puget Sound region
- Detailed comparison report and expert analysis
- A second (and third) opinion on pricing and value
- Strong negotiation on your behalf
- Drafting offers, counteroffers, notices, and other transactional correspondence
- Comprehensive legal counsel that traditional real estate agents cannot legally provide – and aren’t qualified to offer
- Detailed contract review from a lawyer’s perspective, while watching out for your best interest
- Assurance that all contingencies are satisfied or waived
- Title review, again with a lawyer’s eye
- Closing document review
- Cash back at closing – “realtor rebate” – the full commission minus our fee and taxes required by Washington State
Buying a home is probably the biggest purchase you’ll ever make. (Until your next one, right?) It makes sense to have solid legal representation.
Remember, attorneys are held to a higher standard than real estate agents, so we’re looking out solely for your best interest as the buyer, and never represent both sides in a sale.
A conventional real estate agent, in contrast, is held to a lower standard, and they’re not licensed or trained to offer legal advice. Plus, the 50-60 homes they’re showing to you for free? Don’t forget the 3% commission. That’s $15,000 on a $500,000 home. Hardly free at all! Check out a more detailed comparison to see how we’re different.
Got questions? Check out our FAQ. Or simply call us at 206-357-4224 or email us today to see if we’re the right fit for you.
