How to Pick a Good Colorado Real Estate Attorney
William Bronchick: No real estate
course or seminar is a substitute for a good Colorado real estate attorney.
Finding a good Colorado real estate attorney may be difficult since most
attorneys are not themselves investors or familiar with creative transactions.
Most attorneys will give you just enough advice to keep them from getting sued,
but not enough advice to show you how to make more money out of a deal.
A good Colorado real estate attorney is
one who advises you of the risks, suggest alternative ways of doing a
transaction and charges a reasonable fee for doing so. A bad real estate
attorney either says nothing, points out problems without offering solutions or
systematically kill deals. This is why attorneys are frequently referred to as
“deal killers”.
Ask other investors in your area who they
use as an attorney. Join a local real estate investors association and ask for
referrals. Ask local real estate agents and title companies for referrals. Do
not Google search for a Colorado real estate attorney and pick someone who
simply CLAIMS to be a real estate expert, but is really a jack of all trades,
one of which happens to be real estate said by William Bronchick.
When interviewing a potential real estate
attorney, ask the following questions:
» Do you own rental property yourself?
» How many closings do you do per year?
» What kind of unusual transactions have
you done recently?
» Have you done any evictions?
Foreclosures? Zoning board appeals? Condo conversions?
» Can you explain to me the following
concepts: lease/option, wrap, AITD, installment land contract?
» Do you have an assistant who can return
my calls?
» Can I email you with questions?
Get a feel for the experience and
personality of the attorney. A good Colorado real estate attorney on
your side is worth his weight in gold, especially if he can do creative
closings.
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