For most Canadians, buying a home is the largest investment they will ever make. A real estate lawyer is an expert who can help you with these 8 key steps.  Windsor real estate lawyer John Corrent has over 40 years experience assisting local residents with the buying, selling, and mortgaging of real estate.

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For most Canadians, buying a home is the largest investment they will ever make. A real estate lawyer is an expert who can help you with the following eight key steps:

1. Reviews and explains the legal documents and the steps of the closing process and answers any of your questions.
2. Investigates the property ownership history and completes other important searches to make sure you are getting what is expected.
3. Discusses legal problems with the property, like a neighbor’s building or fence crossing the property line and provide solutions for them.
4. Ensures the previous owners debts against the property are dealt with before the closing.
5. If you tell your lawyer of your plans your lawyer can advise you on zoning restrictions.
6. Safeguards your interests in all the dealings with the seller’s lawyer.
7. Completes the work related to your mortgage to ensure the funds will be in place for the closing.
8. Officially transfers the ownership of the property, also known as title of the property to you.

Your real estate lawyer takes care of your interests.