Buy a Home

Make an Offer

If you found the perfect home, it is time to make an offer! 

If you know the home you want to buy, the next step is putting together the paperwork.  You don’t need a real estate agent to make an offer on a house.  A lawyer can usually help for a fraction of the cost.

The lawyers at our firm can draft an offer letter for you.  We can also submit it to the seller (or seller’s agent) for you, negotiate on your behalf, and ensure all the disclosures are completed correctly.  One of our lawyers can help you finalize the purchase contract without having to pay a big commission to a real estate agent.  Because our lawyers are licensed to practice law in Ohio, they are fully licensed to help buyers and sellers close real estate transactions.

Using a lawyer to help you buy a home can save you money.  That is because a buyer’s agent will get a commission at closing.  That money comes out of your pocket because it is included in the sales price.  Skipping the agent can mean a lower purchase price.  Rather than a buyer’s agent getting 3-4% in commission (plus the listing/seller’s agent’s commission), you can negotiate the buyer’s commission directly into a lower sales price of the home.  You might be able to save thousands of dollars by buying a home without a real estate agent when the seller agree’s to reduce the price instead of paying for a buyer’s agent.