Are you buying, selling, contracting, closing, renting, vacating or facing foreclosure? Don’t go it alone on your home or commercial property sale or purchase or transaction.

Real estate has always been big business in Florida. Lately it seems the lion’s share of real estate transaction market involves getting people out of homes they can not afford. Families are losing their homes and facing foreclosure, businesses are going under, and banking are increasingly stingy with the capital homes, families and businesses need. This situation should not be as surprising as it is to so many Floridians. As huge as even a relatively small real estate transaction is, Floridians the state over enter into 15, 30 or 40 year contracts everyday for large to absolutely staggering sums of money without ever considering involving legal representation to protect their interests. Few things put a family on the hook more than a mortgage or affect a business’s bottom like a costly long-term commercial lease or property purchase. Making a good decision with solid information and representation upfront can save you thousands of dollars and years of heart-ache and assure you know what you are getting into and, if need be, what you can get out of.

In addition to providing legal representation, Redding & Associates provides Tampa area clients the additional option of being a full service title agent.

Real Estate Agents & Brokers
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Closing on a real property is rarely cut and dry and often obstacles arise. When you have to close

How a real estate attorney protects you.

Residential Home Sales:

Legal Protection for…

Buyers

Buyers across Florida their chances and try to “go it alone” everyday without legal representation. Buying a home is a complicated business that can become derailed at several points. Furthermore, unforeseen circumstances can make a property much less (or more) desirable than may be obvious to you. Real estate agents are taught the significance Latin phrase “caveat emptor” or “buyer beware” early in their training for a reason. Though it can be contracted otherwise, the a real estate broker and her agent’s primary responsibility is to the seller and if the sale does not close, agents earn nothing for their efforts. Furthermore title agents only get paid when the closes, therefore motivation to push the sale forward can easily overlook the buyer’s interests.
Read more on how attorneys protect buyers.

Attorney as a closing agent
What buyers do not realize is that the average title insurance company does not work for them. For the buyer, having their lawyer involved in not only the closing but in all aspects of the transaction, can ensure that a home, often your biggest investment, is well protected. Non-attorney title agents have no responsibility to the buyer and fewer tools at their disposal to assure complicated property transactions get closed. Attorneys are also better equipped to resolve troublesome and “hidden” title defects.
Read more on the advantages of attorney versus non-attorney title agents.

Sellers

Legal Protection for…

For the seller, it is important to make sure the contract is in good order and that there are no covenants that could potentially lead to exposure or liability in the future. In Florida real estate agent can only prepare a standard “FAR/BAR” contract for sale. A real estate attorney can include stipulations and clauses that benefit and protect the seller that the standard contract cannot provide for. Having a Florida real estate attorney in your corner will also help ensure your sales transaction goes through. Title defects, estate issues, foreclosure improprieties and a host of other title clouds can hang over your property making it difficult or impossible to close because banks won’t risk lending on it. As a full service Florida title agent, Redding & Associates is poised to resolve these defects thoroughly and aggressively when are ready to sell.
Read more on how Real Estate Attorneys & Attorneys as Title Agent help home sellers.

Sales Contracts

Commercial Property Sales & Leases

Redding & Associates, P.A. also handles other real estate affairs such as, landlord/tenant disputes contracts and leases, eviction, foreclosure and land use matters and zoning concerns.

Residential
Landlords
Tenants
Most renters are not aware of their rights when they are involved in a dispute with their landlords. Landlords often overstep their legal bounds when dealing with tenants. In terms of the rental agreement, landlords and tenant are equal parties to the agreement with specific obligations under the law. Without specific knowledge of the laws of Florida, an unscrupulous or overbearing landlord can make you feel powerless. As a tenant you far from powerless; you can even recover court costs and legal fees from your landlord in specific situations if you win your case.
Read more on the Florida tenant’s rights & disputes.

Zoning & Land Use

What is the most important three things in real estate? Location, location, location? Well as true as that is zoning is often single most important factor of determining desirability of a given location . If you own or are interested in a piece of commercial or residential property that is not zoned for the purpose you would like, give us a call at 813-258-4401. If you are being “zoned out of business” or facing unsavory neighbors you feel will lower your property value give us a call; you have options. The sooner you act the better.
Read more on the advantages of attorney versus non-attorney title agents.