BEGIN THE BUYING PROCESS WITH A PROPERTY/REAL ESTATE LAWYER
There is an all-important need for a land/building buyer to, at the earliest possible time, engage an experienced Property and Real Estate Lawyer/Attorney to kick-start the process of buying land or house. Bear in mind that not every Lawyer is adequately equipped to handle land buying transactions. Experience is key.
A Property Lawyer is trained to navigate the intricacies, processes and issues around buying of land, and his professional input is most-needed and from the genesis of the land buying venture. Not along the line, in the middle of it, after payments have been made or when things go wrong.
Engage the services of a Property Lawyer as soon as you decide to acquire land or house, for proper guidance. Let him guide you every step of the way. Follow legal advice. It is one thing to engage the services of a Property Lawyer and another thing to listen to your Lawyer in his area of expertise.
Engaging an experienced Property Lawyer could be a bit costly, but in the long run it is worth every penny spent. Do not be penny wise pound foolish.
It is very easy for a Property Lawyer to smoke out red flags, fraud and suspicious issues at the early stages of the process. You can be sure that consulting a Property Lawyer will protect your land interest.
Native intelligence will not be of help to you in the process of acquisition of land/house. Buy smart.
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Apex Chambers, Property and Business Lawyers & Attorneys, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.