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Originally posted by rocket View PostDepends on how many real estate transactions you have done. For a freshie with no experience & no fear appetite the comfort of having a lawyer by their side is good enough. For me they add no real value until mortgage stage.
Why do you feel lawyers add value with what is broadly a straight forward process/contract vs. the purchase process that can often have more complexity?
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Originally posted by Keys View Post? (maalmfc)Originally posted by Don't believe the Hype View Posti agree level of experience does matter and can change when you engage your lawyer...
Why do you feel lawyers add value with what is broadly a straight forward process/contract vs. the purchase process that can often have more complexity?
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Originally posted by Keys View Post? (maalmfc)Originally posted by Don't believe the Hype View Postnah... It's just that engaging a lawyer too late is a false economy and I'm not really interested in you trying to convince me to not get good advice on a property purchase to save a few bucks
Yup... same here as I am not interested to explain you otherwise. Hence I checked
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Just got my lawyers bill for asking him to please read through our contract and advise on how to proceed should we wish to terminate our builders service. Had a 1 hour meeting (was done in 30mins except he kept going over everything in what seemed to be an attempt to stretch the meeting to an hour) got 3 emails from him and a bill of close to $3000. Wondering how much more it will come to to actually terminate the builders 'service' (or lack thereof). Ouch - has anyone got an idea how much this will cost all up?
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Originally posted by Jellybean View PostJust got my lawyers bill for asking him to please read through our contract and advise on how to proceed should we wish to terminate our builders service. Had a 1 hour meeting (was done in 30mins except he kept going over everything in what seemed to be an attempt to stretch the meeting to an hour) got 3 emails from him and a bill of close to $3000. Wondering how much more it will come to to actually terminate the builders 'service' (or lack thereof). Ouch - has anyone got an idea how much this will cost all up?
Did is you ask for a quote?
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Yes he said its about $400/hour and he is a senior partner. I was expecting $800-$1200 bill, but we have not even taken action yet to serve the notice of default. It is 1 standard Contract, the schedule of payment, 12 emails and a 1 hour meeting. That means he spent roughly 6 hours on this plus GST?
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Originally posted by Don't believe the Hype View PostYou can challenge the bill just like any other service provider. 5 hrs for 12 emails seems excessive even for someone who can't touch type
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Originally posted by Learning View PostDo you know what time he's spent behind the scenes doing other checks, referencing similar cases, etc.
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