I would just a few houses here in Florida which is strange compared to New Jersey or New York or it's much more complicated. Generally here title companies are used but that does not mean they are lawyers but just fill out the paperwork. If you are really worried you can use a lawyer who would probably charge you for 2 or 3 hours of work and that at least the minimum of probably 700 or $1,000 whereas the title company is always much cheaper. They do thousands of homes and they'll probably be in and out of the closing office for 15 minutes. That said as someone else wrote If, always give a minimum for earnest money.
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