Real Estate Transactions

What this covers

• Agreement of Sale for Buyers

  Before you sign, Attorney Deborah Schwab reads the agreement, walks through the deadlines, and negotiates changes for the buyer.

• Agreement of Sale for Sellers

  Attorney Deborah Schwab reviews an offer, the contingencies, and the dates, and negotiates the changes a seller wants before the seller is bound.

• Buyer Representation

  Buyer representation means Attorney Deborah Schwab represents the buyer only. If she already represents the other party, she will say so and decline.

• For Sale By Owner and Agent-Free Deals

  A For Sale By Owner (FSBO) deal, or any sale without an agent, still needs a contract. A limited-scope engagement covers the tasks named in writing, often for a flat fee. It does not include listing the home or finding a buyer.

• Family and Neighbor Sales

  A sale between relatives or neighbors is still a contract. Attorney Deborah Schwab can represent the buyer or the seller, including when the price or the terms differ from a listing on the open market.

• Deed Transfers Between Family Members

  Family members sometimes want a deed from one person to another without a brokered sale. Attorney Deborah Schwab can prepare or review that deed and the papers that go with it for the person who hires her. Whether a realty transfer tax is due depends on the facts. The calculator on this site is a general estimate.

Reading this page, or sending the intake form, does not make you a client. Representation starts only after Attorney Deborah Schwab agrees in writing and names the scope.

The intake form is a request. Representation starts only if Attorney Deborah Schwab agrees.