Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Steps to buy a house directly from owner (no realtor involved)

[David Mandel (dlmandel]

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David in Sacramento

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred H Olson" <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:44 AM
Subject: [C-L]_Steps to buy a house directly from owner (no realtor
involved)


>
> Veena Achar <veenaachar [at] hotmail.com>
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> Hello
>
> we are going to buy a unit in a cohousing community in Bay Area,
> California. We are buying a unit from members who have lived there for the
> past two years. The current owners and we have agreed that it makes sense
> to handle the paperwork directly (since t hey want to sell to us and we
> want to buy from them and we have agreed on a price)
>
> Since we (both sides) are not going to use a realtor, my questions are
>
> -has anyone in cohousing done this before without using a realtor?
>
> -If so, what are the steps involved?
>
> -we have heard that maybe we need to hire a real estate lawyer to make
> sure that all paperwork gets done properly. If anyone can give us the name
> of such a lawyer that they have used, that would be very helpful
>
> -I checked online and there are sites that charge fees for some real
> estate forms, but I am not sure if thats all one needs to do, plus if
> there are seperate forms because the unit is part of a 'condominium' and
> if real estate forms are state-specific
>
> Any help/tips are appreciated!
> Thanks in advance
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Veena Achar
> (hoping to buy a unit in Pleasant Hill Cohousing, Pleasant Hill, CA)
>
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