Focus on Real Estate: Quick Tips. During the closing of a real estate deal in Alberta, what does the buyer need to bring to their lawyer’s office? For most people buying a house, bungalow, or home, they will need to
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Barry C. McGuire: Real Estate Lawyer, Investor, and Teacher in Edmonton. A law blog for regular people, making Alberta real estate easy.
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Real Estate: What Happens at Closing?
Focus on Real Estate: Quick Tips. “Closing” is the final step of a real estate transaction. In Alberta, closing means that the Land Title has been transferred from the seller to the buyer. There is a lot of paperwork involved,…
Removing Conditions on Purchase Contract
Podcast Episode 94: “Removing Conditions—Should I or Shouldn’t I?“ Conditions on a real estate purchase contract should only be removed once the due diligence is complete. But what if the conditions are sort of met, but not completely? Should you…
What Information is on a Land Title or Deed?
Focus on Real Estate: Quick Tips. In Alberta, real estate is registered with the Land Titles Office, whose documents are public information. That means that if you pay a bit of money, you can call up the title (also known…
Property Inspections, Reports, and Permits
Podcast Episode 93: “Inspection Reports & Multi-family Diligence.” Under Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act, an inspection report must be made whenever a tenant moves into, or out of, a rental property. But what happens if you buy a property and can’t…
What Is Tenancy-at-Will?
Focus on Real Estate: Quick Tips. Sometimes people buying a home need to get access to the property even though completion of the sale has been delayed. For example, if a person needs to move out of their old home…
Joint Ventures, RRSP Mortgages, Due Diligence, & More!
Podcast Episode 92: “A Few Quick Tales.” Here’s some great stories about people buying and selling real estate in Alberta. These five quick Tales from the Trenches are short, but they show a wide range of different issues, problems, and…
Giving Keys to a Buyer and Fixed Cash Deals
Podcast Episode 91: “Keys & Cash.” Here are two quick Tales from the Trenches: 1) tips on keeping a property buyer motivated and 2) contract language to fix the cash portion of a real estate deal. Our first Tale shows…
What is an Encroachment?
Focus on Real Estate: Quick Tips. In this video, you’ll find out what an encroachment is, and what types of encroachments there are. If you need an Edmonton real estate lawyer, get in touch through RMLO Law LLP. Straight to…
Real Estate Investment Leaders
We are who we associate with, and success breeds success. Ahead our upcoming Agreements for Sale (AFS) Focus Workshop on February 18th, we’re giving you a chance to get to know some our amazing Focus Team Leaders. The hour-long audio…