Switching attorneys 1 week before closing. Would you advise this? Anything I should know?

[1insider]

Originally Posted by NY Annie

Even were it not required, I would have an attorney when buying a house. It's one of the most expensive purchases to make and doing so without someone representing my interests is not a chance I'd want to take. I was a paralegal in a real estate office and I have experience with purchasing property so I still double-check my attorney's work (we ALL make mistakes after all). Not hiring an attorney is akin to not hiring a house inspector - one checks the ownership and the other checks the condition.

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[NY Annie]

Originally Posted by 1insider

Relevant user name.

WAY off topic but.

It was relevant when I joined. I could have just as easily picked NJ Annie, RI Annie - all places I'd lived even longer than NY (and where I'd worked as a paralegal for real estate firms) - but NYC was where I was living then. Now, I'm in TN. It doesn't matter, my info was basic knowledge of real property issues - which is the legal term which encompasses real estate.

[NYCresident2014]

Originally Posted by NY Annie

WAY off topic but.

It was relevant when I joined. I could have just as easily picked NJ Annie, RI Annie - all places I'd lived even longer than NY (and where I'd worked as a paralegal for real estate firms) - but NYC was where I was living then. Now, I'm in TN. It doesn't matter, my info was basic knowledge of real property issues - which is the legal term which encompasses real estate.

Same problem for me- I haven't lived in NYC since the year I joined CD!