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Originally Posted by metoo21
Has anyone used a closing attorney in The Villages that wasn't part of The Villages "staff"? Any recommendations?
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My view, you are entitled to have an attorney at closing. The attorney
at closing represents the builder not you the buyer, As I recall the documents at closing were like 28 pages of legalize. Each page is followed by another page in which you sign that you UNDERSTAND the previous page. Truth, you are spending around half a million dollars.
I was told by the villages attorney staff. I do not think the person passing papers to you is an attorney. I was told when I said I was bringing my atty they got kind of huffy and I was told they allow 15 minutes per closing. I polity as I could told them my mother taught me you never sign anything you have not read and understand.
I asked for and received a copy of the document before closing.
We had a deal from my wife's previous job where we paid a nominal fee and she/we had free use of attorneys. Truth based on some previous experience I have a rather low opinion of attorneys as well as ONE experience with a great one. We had an attorney at the closing on our previous home and the closing at the villages that cost us nothing. Neither was at all impressive.
Aside, the documents you will be asked/told to sign are 28 pages or so of legalize. The house we sold that we bought like 40 years ago, I seem to recall it was like four pages.