Texas does not require the involvement of a real estate attorney in the sale or purchase of real property and many people forego legal representation because they think it is a good place to cut costs. In transactions that are uncomplicated, the purchase or sale of residential real estate can easily happen without legal counsel having to be retained.

However, often times we find that issues arise in the negotiation and drafting of the purchase and sale contract, contract dispute issues, liens or title matters in contention, in reviewing the title or survey, in dealing with items discovered during the inspection process or in performing due diligence on the property, or in the required modification or termination of a contract where the contribution of a seasoned attorney.

Mr. Baker, as a seasoned attorney and former bank president, has first-hand experience in both residential and commercial real property interests such as:

• Document preparation
• Covenant analysis
• Survey review
• Landlord/tenants issues (forcible entry and detainer actions, wrongful retention of security deposits, wrongful eviction, etc.)
• Leasing
• Amendment of contracts
• Drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements
• Review and resolution of title matters
• Termination and earnest money issues
• Disputes related to residential properties
• Easements
• Foreclosures/Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
• Restrictive covenants
• Homeowner’s Association/Property Owner’s Association issues
• Condominium declarations
• Boundary disputes
• Partition
• Mineral interests (royalty, executory, carried, overriding)
• Real estate litigation

 

“In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville