[quote=sdrealtor]gzz,
Having exchanged some thoughts offline I know you have a background that gives you expereince to do things your way and goes beyond simply being a do-it-yourselfer at heart.[/quote]

Yes I am attorney who has done a lot of real estate litigation. That doesn’t have a ton in common with real estate transactions practice though, but I’m not a total noob.

All lawyers take Property in law school, and it is also on every state’s bar exam. So almost all attorneys other than maybe 100% criminal specialists kinda think they know real estate.

Property law is the most archaic of law school classes. You learn a lot about Anglo-Norman noblemen and their inheritance rules, plus things like “livery of seisin” (handing over a twig and dirt when you sell real property) and “the widow’s election” (a widow may take her automatic share of an estate or accept what the will gives her, but may not do both). You do not learn anything about actual real estate buying and selling however.