Real Estate Attorneys
Whether it’s buying, selling or settling a property dispute, our attorneys can provide the legal advice and protection you need. Call us for a consultation. We create solutions.
William D. Tucker, III – Real Estate Settlement Attorney
Mary Ann Barnes – Real Estate Litigation & Partition Suit Attorney
Contact us today for a Settlement Fee Quote or Initial Consultation – It’s the first step to protecting your home and your family.
Whether you are purchasing or selling residential real estate through a real estate agent or on your own, Tucker Griffin Barnes will enact proper safeguards to protect your investment:
- Residential Settlement Services
- Drafting For-Sale-By-Owner Contract
- Negotiating a Short Sale
- Commercial Settlement Services
- Resolving Property Dispute
When unique real estate issues are involved, we have the deep insight needed to create solutions:
- 1031 Exchange
- Construction Draws
- Deed Drafting
- Road Maintenance Agreement
- Family Land Issue
- Land Partition Suit
- Right-of-Way Dispute
- Title Problem
- Breach of Contract
- Home Owner Association Dispute
Sample Real Estate Terminology:
- Deed – A written document by which the ownership of land is transferred from one person to another.
- Deed of Trust – A document that secures the loan and gives a lender the right to foreclose on a piece of property if the borrower defaults on the loan.
- Joint Tenancy – Ownership by two or more people that gives equal shares of a piece of property. Rights pass to the surviving owner or owners.
- Tenancy by the Entirety – Ownership by a husband and wife where they hold title to the whole property with right of survivorship.
- Tenants in Common – An estate or interest in land held by two or more persons, each having equal rights of possession and enjoyment, but without any right of succession by survivorship between the owners.
- Title Search – Review all recorded transactions in the public record to determine whether any title defects exist that could interfere with the clear transfer of ownership of the property.
- Title Insurance – Insurance against loss or damage resulting from defects or failure of title to a particular parcel of real property.
Tips for Realtors and Lenders:
We’ve been providing real estate tips to local realtors and lenders for a long time. Perhaps these tips may be useful to you, too. Tucker’s Tips
Your Next Step:
Contact us today for a Settlement Fee Quote or Initial Consultation – We’re ready to help.
We have two offices conveniently located in Charlottesville and Palmyra (Across from Food Lion), Virginia for your real estate settlements. Please note: We don’t handle real estate settlements in our Harrisonburg office.
