Q: If I am buying land from directly from land owners and buyer (me) lives in CA. Do I need a lawyer to be present?
Any lawyers from NC?
For a cash land purchase in NC does the buyer required to have an attorney for every closing? In transactions would attorney prepare the deeds? But there is no title closing. The seller signs the deed and notary notarized the signature. What would the attorney do?
The North Carolina State Bar concluded that an attorney “may delegate the direction of the execution of the documents and disbursement of the closing proceeds to a non-lawyer who is supervised by the lawyer provided, however, the non-lawyer does not give legal advice to the parties” (02 FEO 9). The state bar also concluded that “the execution of the documents and the disbursement of the proceeds may be accomplished by mail, by e-mail, by other electronic means, or by some other procedure that would not require the lawyer and the parties to be physically present at one place and time.”
A: I don't know N. Carolina law, so I can't properly advise you. Under California law, an attorney does not have to be involved in the transaction at all. However, it is always helpful to have an attorney review the documents to be sure that everything is done properly. Some states (like California) allow attorneys to be the escrow holder. I don't know what N. Carolina does. These days many transactions are conducted through the internet. You will need to do some research on this. Just remember: "Caveat Emptor" (Buyer Beware).
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