Five reasons why a real estate investor should use Selby Legal over an NYC attorney
Real estate is booming in the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Catskills, and that’s brought a lot of investors to the area to find good deals.
First of all, welcome! This is a beautiful area with a tremendous amount of opportunity.
Seasoned real estate investors often turn to the same attorney for every deal, no matter where they are buying or selling. This can feel like the best choice, since you’re working with someone you already know and trust. However competent your city attorney may be, local counsel can bring value to the process that someone practicing at a distance may not.
Here are five reasons to hire Selby Legal over a New York City firm
I know the territory. Real estate is more than a survey map and a deed. I have driven these roads, I know this land, and I ask questions that only come up if that’s true.
I know the people. I have worked with most of real estate and lenders’ attorneys, title closers, and real estate agents in this area. I know who answers email, and who is more likely to pick up the phone. I’ve been known to knock on an office door to make sure a problem gets solved, too.
I know the unwritten rules. An attorney who has only lived and worked in or near New York City might assume that real estate deals are closed in the same exact way all over the state. They are not, and I’ve seen that kind of unspoken assumption delay a deal more than once.
I know the local regulations. In New York, “home rule” is built into the state constitution. This means that most rules are set at the local level. In the Catskills and Hudson Valley, that means that zoning and other codes vary from one town to the next. An attorney used to the New York City bureaucracy can experience culture shock during the first conversation with a village building inspector.
I show up for every closing personally. There are no other attorneys working in my office. I am the person in this office who is in charge of your file. I review every contract, every title report, every condition, and I approve and finalize every closing statement. When you call or email, myself or my assistant will respond. If I don’t have an answer for your question, I will get one. Your transaction will not be lost in the shuffle.
Your personal knowledge of an attorney is important, but must be balanced against that attorney’s applied knowledge. Working with this Hudson Valley attorney offers benefits that your New York City attorneys may not.