FLORIDA REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS

We represent buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate closings throughout Florida, but with special emphasis on properties in Palm Beach County and Broward County, Florida.

Services include:

We critique the work done by the title company to make sure our clients get proper coverage
We help you decide how you should take title
If your counter party is breaching, we counsel you on your options
We quote our rates, in writing, and stick to it

FLORIDA TITLE INSURANCE

We issue title insurance at title company rates on Florida real estate transactions in all of Florida’s 67 counties.

Our office handles residential resale, refinance transactions, and issuance of title insurance through one of our title underwriting contracts.  Unlike most title companies, our title work is performed “in house”  by a Florida Bar board certified real estate attorney with over 31 years of title examination experience.   Most people do not realize that Florida law allows non-attorneys to become licensed title agents after only 40 hours of “education.”  The title companies that do not self examine send their title work out, many times even overseas.  These title clerks do not even know where Florida is located.  Those companies typically charge higher prices for their closing services to make up for these extra costs.  Our “in house” examination allows rapid turn-around at title company prices.  Often our rates are even less than a title company, since we do not need to mark them up.  And of course, we quote our rates, in writing, and stick to it.

FLORIDA REAL PROPERTY LAW

We counsel clients on residential and commercial real estate law issues throughout Florida.

Services include:

We assist our clients in the negotiation and preparation of real estate contracts
We counsel our clients on tax, estate, and homestead issues in connection with title transfers
We assist our clients in the maximization of available homestead tax exemptions
We assist our clients in understanding federal and Florida tax consequences to real estate transactions
We assist foreign nationals with their unique federal income tax and estate tax issues involving real estate transactions
We draft leases and handle evictions from statutory notice to sheriff’s execution
We provide expert witness assistance and testimony for other attorneys in connection with real estate litigation
We quote our fee, in writing, and stick to it

FLORIDA WILLS AND TRUSTS

We draft wills, health care surrogates, living wills, trusts, and powers of attorney
We counsel our clients on the pros and cons of probate
We assist our clients in the selection of the right estate planning instruments for their needs
We help our clients understand and use the available homestead protections
We compare estate tax rates of other states and help our clients minimize their tax exposures
We quote our fee, in writing, and stick to it

CONTRACT PREPARATION AND TITLE TRANSFERS

We assist our clients in the negotiation and preparation of real estate contracts and draft deeds to accomplish title transfers. Services include:

We assist you in the selection of one of Florida’s 5 “standard” real estate contracts
We customize the selected form to meet our client’s unique needs
We counsel our clients on tax, estate, and homestead issues in connection with title transfers
We assist our clients in the maximization of available homestead tax exemptions
We quote our fee, in writing, and stick to it

FLORIDA PROBATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION

Our probate department handles probate and estate administrations in all 67 Florida counties. Our real estate department, in conjunction with our probate department, routinely clears title to real estate left in estates, providing a cost effective one-stop solution to your probate/real estate needs.

We represent you in court so you do not have to be there
We offer personalized services from an experienced Florida probate attorney
We co-counsel with out-of-state attorneys and trust departments
We assist our clients in the maximization of available homestead tax exemptions
We quote our fee, in writing, and stick to it