If you are ready to buy, sell, lease or rent a property but are unsure about the laws or overall process, you don’t have to worry. Instead of trying to figure it all out on your own, hire a Hawaii real estate attorney for help. Barbara L. Franklin is a real estate attorney who offers her services to both non-residents and residents of Big Island, County and State of Hawaii, in Honokaa, or any where on the Island of Hawaii. There are many benefits of hiring a real estate attorney to help you.

Benefits:

• Your attorney can offer a clear explanation of terms, conditions, contracts and laws regarding your particular real estate transaction.
• An attorney can check for covenants, easements, liens against a property that could prevent it from being bought, sold, leased or used in a certain way.
• Your attorney can handle all of the filing, creation, modification and processing of legal documents.
• Paperwork needs to be review by an attorney before anything is signed and made official.
• If you need help with a loan modification or if the lender has a say in a real estate transaction, your attorney can work directly with the lender to help you.
• Before you move anything onto or off of a property, your attorney can make sure there is insurance to help protect your belongings and the structure.
• Security deposits can be processed and exchanged through an attorney
• Disputes can be settled by the attorney instead of going to court or being dealt with in another way.

An attorney can be a major asset when you are trying to figure out a real estate transaction and make it go as smoothly as possible. If you are living in Hawaii or thinking of living in Hawaii and need a real estate attorney to help you with your situation, contact Barbara L. Franklin today at 808-775-0530.