Question 1

Do I need a real estate lawyer if I already have an agent and a title company?

Accepted Answer

The roles do different jobs. Your agent works the deal and the title company handles title and escrow, but neither one decides your legal rights or tells you what a clause does to you. What governs is the signed purchase agreement, the addenda, the disclosures and the escrow instructions, read as one document set. If the people around your deal disagree on a point that controls real money, have the paperwork read by a real estate attorney: call (702) 471-0112.

Question 2

What separates a real estate lawyer who's also a broker from one who isn't?

Accepted Answer

Chris has been licensed in Nevada real estate since 1987, has held a broker's license since 2005, and has practiced law in Las Vegas since 1998. He has closed deals, not just papered them, so he reads a contract, a valuation or a listing the way the other side's broker will. In a dispute, the practical questions (what the property is worth, how it will sell, what a term will actually cost you) are ones he has answered for decades.

Question 3

The other side already sent a contract. Should I sign it or send my own?

Accepted Answer

Don't sign until you understand every term that commits you: price, deposit, deadlines, contingencies, and what happens if either side backs out. Starting over with your own document is often unnecessary. A counteroffer or addendum that fixes the terms that matter is usually faster and works just as well, unless the draft is far from what you agreed. Send it over before you sign: call (702) 471-0112.

Question 4

My partner and I disagree about selling. What are my options short of suing?

Accepted Answer

Start with what you both signed. A partnership or operating agreement often has buy-sell, valuation or deadlock terms that settle this without a lawsuit. Without one, a negotiated buyout or mediation is usually the cheapest way out, and an independent opinion of value often moves it along. If you hold title together and talks fail, Nevada law lets a co-owner ask a court to partition the property, and that option alone often brings a buyout. Call (702) 471-0112 to talk it through.

Question 5

I think I was defrauded in a real estate deal. Where does that case start?

Accepted Answer

It starts with the paper. These claims turn on what the other side actually knew, what the disclosure documents said, and what you were told or shown before you closed, and closing does not end the story. Preserve the disclosure forms, inspection reports, repair requests and responses, photographs, contractor estimates and the full email and text thread. Nevada sets time limits on these claims, so call (702) 471-0112 to have the file reviewed while the evidence is fresh.

Question 6

How do you charge — hourly, flat, or contingency?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the matter. A contract review or drafting job is usually priced differently from a dispute, and you'll know how fees work for yours before you commit to anything. The first short call is free, and it usually tells you whether you have a real problem, a paperwork problem, or no problem at all.

Question 7

What Nevada-specific issues catch out-of-state buyers and sellers?

Accepted Answer

A few come up again and again: Nevada's seller disclosure requirements, HOA resale packages and assessment liens in common-interest communities, and community-property rules when a married person buys or sells. On raw land around Las Vegas, zoning, access and utilities matter more than many buyers expect. A short review before closing usually costs much less than fixing any of these afterward; call (702) 471-0112.

Real estate law
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Transactions and development

Disputes

Partition Actions — force the sale of co-owned property

Real estate fraud

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