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      • HOME SELLERS
      • APARTMENT BUYERS
      • APARTMENT SELLERS
      • COMMERCIAL PROP. BUYERS
      • COMMERCIAL PROP. SELLERS
      • NEIGHBOR DISPUTES
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Buying a Home

Buying a home may be the most important investment you make. When you buy, you will sign a binding contract obligating you to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although your real estate agent can help you find the right house at a price that makes sense, he or she cannot give legal advice.

Smart people know that paying a lawyer to review a contract before the deal closes is money well spent. If you consult with me you before signing the Purchase Contract or before escrow closes, I can help you understand your rights, protect them, and avoid costly mistakes by:

  • Reviewing the Purchase Contract  and Escrow Instructions to make sure your interests are protected. Questions  that often arise include:

  1. - Do you have enough time for your financing, inspection and appraisal contingencies?
  2. - Can you cancel the sale if you want or need to? If you cancel the sale, is your deposit refundable? 
  3. - Should you agree to an arbitration or mediation clause? 
  4. - Should you let the seller remain in possession after close of escrow? 
  5. - Does the contract identify personal property that you believe is included in the deal? 

  • Advising whether you should      take title in the form of community property, joint tenancy or tenancy in      common. 
  • Reviewing the Preliminary Title Report and discussing Title Insurance issues with you. 
  • Advising you on important Homeowners’ Insurance Policy issues. 


If a problem arises after you have signed a Purchase Contract, I can help you solve it. I have years of experience helping homebuyers protect themselves against unscrupulous sellers. Special laws and procedures govern real property disputes. If you find yourself in a dispute with the seller, contact me right away so that you don’t lose important rights.


If you haven’t selected a buyer’s agent, I can help you select the most qualified person in the area in which you are looking. I am also a licensed California Real Estate Broker. If you work with an agent that I refer you to, that agent will pay me a referral fee, which is often sufficient to cover the cost of the legal services I provide.

The Law Office of Andrew T. Karlin

1242 3rd Street, Santa Monica, California 90403

(310) 451-6120

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