by Lauren Jackson | Feb 18, 2025 | Attorney, buying a home, Contracts, Lawyer, Real Estate, real estate closing, Real Estate Inspection, selling a home
When you purchase real estate in Illinois, you will negotiate with the seller and come to an agreement. Once you both agree on the terms in principle, you will sign a real estate contract. Once both parties sign the contract, the real estate attorney is brought into...
by Lauren Jackson | Mar 19, 2024 | Attorney, buying a home, Lawyer, owner's title policy, Real Estate, real estate closing, Real Estate Inspection, selling a home
Your dreams have come true and you just purchased a home. Everything was great until you moved in. After the first rainfall, your basement floods, or your roof leaks and your home has sustained water damage. You suspect that this is not the first time this house has...
by Lauren Jackson | Aug 7, 2023 | Attorney, buying a home, Contracts, Lawyer, Real Estate, real estate closing, Real Estate Inspection, selling a home
When buying residential or commercial real estate, it is highly recommended to get a certified inspection on the property. A residential home inspection report is a document prepared by a professional home inspector after assessing the condition of a residential...
by Lauren Jackson | Jul 20, 2019 | buying a home, Real Estate, Real Estate Inspection
If you are thinking of buying a home it is not required, but highly recommended, that you get a home inspection by a qualified home inspector. What is a home inspection and how should you use the report? A home inspection is exactly what it sounds like, a thorough...
by Lauren Jackson | Apr 17, 2018 | buying a home, Real Estate, real estate closing, Real Estate Inspection
If you are in the process of buying a home or piece of property, one thing I advise my clients to do as soon as the ink on the contract is dry is to set up an inspection of the property performed by a certified home inspector. A lot of individuals think they can have...
