[cbkaty]

I have purchased property without a Realtor and sold one without a Realtor. All three were handled by my attorney at a fraction of the cost a Realtor which was more than offset by the savings of a lower purchase price on the buys and fees on the sale.

Well good...but you are the exception... I charge fees based on my value to my client. I am glad your sales worked out...yet I don't understand how a Real Estate Attorney is cheaper than a Realtor...?

...unless your attorney is one of those without any specialization... I will always wonder why an otherwize reasonable person will use "an attorney outside his expertise" for any reason...but demand a specialist when it comes to healthcare..... Go figure.....

[tubebender]

I use this attorney even when I buy a property through a Realtor and I never buy from the listing broker. I use a buyers broker to represent my interest not the sellers in these cases...