Closing Attorney

Do you need a skillful closing attorney to facilitate your real estate transaction? We are reliable, experienced and detail-oriented. Do not take a chance with an inexperienced lawyer or an impersonal legal mill! Let us expedite the title transaction process and take the stress off of you.

Call now for a closing attorney

at 561-689-6789

Consultations are free

You need a diligent closing attorney because buying a home is not about a simple check and a handshake. Ugly surprises delay the process all the time. This is especially true in Florida, which has its share of foreclosures, flipped properties, bank failures, and homeowners’ associations.

A good closing attorney helps take the worry off your shoulders from the sale to the closing table. The Law Offices of Drake Ozment offers:

• Local market experience
• Information-gathering capabilities
• Attention to detail
• Personalized focus
• Accurate progress-tracking
• Reliability and follow-through

As your lawyer, it will be my job to make sure all the information about ownership history is accurate and that the property is free to sell.

• A closing attorney establishes the current and former owners in public records.
• Determines the title chain going back many years, making sure each sale (or “conveyance”) was properly done.
• Surveys the property to ensure there are no issues with zoning violations, borders or liability issues from its previous use.
• Checks for liens from unpaid taxes and assessments, judgments or pending lawsuits (known as lis pendens).
• Drafts releases and other agreements to make the title clear.
• Meticulously prepares documents as the lender instructs.
• Makes sure legal descriptions, fees, title policy and loan packages are expedited to every extent possible.

The title lawyer’s job is often misunderstood because there is no “case” to be argued in court. The process takes time, but our office will always alert you to problems.  We make sure our responsibilities are accomplished to the letter of the law, and deliver accurate documents in a timely way.

What delays can a closing attorney expect? The property could be in some stage of foreclosure. It might have a lien against it from the Property Appraiser’s Office because of unpaid taxes. The home’s legal boundaries may be different from the fence around it, opening it up to potential legal problems that must be settled. Loans may be resold many times over, making it unclear who holds the mortgage. There may be an interim lease agreement to clear up. Clever investors can buy house foreclosures, sometimes for no more than the cost of delinquent homeowners’ association dues, and it takes time to establish the owner of record.

As a closing attorney, I know that buying property can be tense for people. You have qualified for a loan, and you are ready to seal the deal – only to find out there are issues with ownership, compliance or attachments. Expect us to take control and smooth out the problems.

Call now for a closing attorney

at 561-6809-6789

Consultations are free

Call for a closing attorney in Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Riviera Beach, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie and Vero Beach.  The Law Offices of Drake Ozment can help you be sure that the purchase agreement you sign is accurate and fulfilled to the letter of its terms.  No firm or attorney can predict the issues that may arise during a real estate transaction.  However, I can provide you with a free consultation and advise you of the ways in which my legal experience can lend to the execution of your property purchase.