Real Estate Law
Experience You Can Count On
We pride ourselves on our extensive experience in the real estate sector, where our dedicated team of attorneys and paralegals stands ready to assist you with even the most complex transactions. As the real estate landscape continues to evolve, our commitment to identifying creative solutions ensures that you can navigate these challenges with confidence. Whether you’re an established investor or just starting out, we value the opportunity to build long-term relationships and provide you with capable, trustworthy legal assistance. From the very first interaction, you’ll realize the assurance that comes from knowing you have a reliable partner by your side in your real estate transactions.
Collaboration Is Key
Our commitment to client collaboration and transparency transforms the real estate experience into a seamless journey. Our team is available to guide you through every aspect of legal compliance in real estate transactions, providing you with the peace of mind you deserve. We understand that navigating the complexities of real estate can be daunting, which is why we ensure you are informed at every step of the process. With our knowledge in real estate law, we empower you to make informed and confident decisions.
Our dedicated attorneys seamlessly collaborate with our real estate team to ensure that every client—whether an individual or a business—receives the highest level of legal support. Our professionals are committed to guiding you through your legal journey, fostering a warm and inviting partnership that prioritizes your needs and concerns.
Deep Representation
Fowler St. Clair’s real estate attorneys represent individuals, partnerships, commercial institutions, trusts, and other entities in structuring, negotiating, documenting, and administering real estate transactions. Our attorneys have substantial experience in negotiating and preparing the documents required for the acquisition of a broad spectrum of real estate assets including residential single-family properties, office buildings, retail, industrial, warehouse buildings, ground leases, senior housing, multi-family properties, lifestyle centers, medical office buildings, and sports/entertainment venues. Our practice is multi-state in scope, as we represent local clients across Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin, with respect to a wide range of transactions.
Responsive Solutions
Clients choose Fowler St. Clair’s real estate team for our broad and significant experience, particularly in the areas of title remediation, distressed real estate, investing, wholesaling, and creative financing. Our organization, professionalism, and depth of experience are often cited by our clients as factors that differentiate us from other law firms.
Providing a responsive, solutions-based approach to structuring and negotiating transactions, our team has a deep bench of experienced attorneys. Having the technical experience to handle complex financing matters, as well as the ability to craft practical solutions needed to complete closings is critical in each situation. We understand our clients’ objectives and help you achieve your specific goals, providing proactive deal management to usher the transaction to closing.
Our team of attorneys brings a wealth of experience in navigating the intricate landscape of real estate transactions, catering to clients and corporations of all sizes. This diverse experience empowers us to understand and address the multifaceted interests involved in each deal, ensuring that our clients benefit from an unparalleled level of service. We go beyond the conventional legal framework, offering innovative solutions tailored to the unique challenges presented by each property and its operations. Our client-centered approach guarantees that you feel supported and informed at every step of the process, reinforcing our commitment to transparency and community engagement.
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Real Estate Services
- Title Curative Matters
- Unreleased Deeds of Trust
- Lien Releases
- Litigation Involving Wrongful Liens
- Title Claims
- Foreclosures
- Short Sales
- Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure
- Purchase and Sale Agreements
- Memoranda Notices of Purchase Contracts
- Assignments
- Commercial, Industrial, Retail, and Residential Leases
- Lease Options
- Subject to Disclosures and Addenda
- Agreements for Sale
- Wrap Agreements
- Promissory Notes
- Deeds of Trust and Assignments of Rents
- Due Diligence and Document Review
- Escrow Instructions
At Fowler St. Clair, we understand that every client’s journey in the real estate market is distinct, which is why we are committed to providing personalized solutions that align with your specific circumstances. Our team employs innovative and cutting-edge strategies designed to empower you in your real estate endeavors. We pride ourselves on our transparent approach, making it our mission to prioritize your satisfaction while navigating through the complexities of real estate. Your goals are our goals.
Guidance in Title Remediation
Most real estate transactions begin with a purchase contract followed by the opening of escrow. The escrow agent will provide the parties with a commitment for title insurance. At this point, what appeared to be a simple real estate transaction can turn into a complicated and seemingly impossible situation.
This may be from (A) a prior owner who is deceased but their estate was never probated, (B) a deed of trust that was paid, but never released, (C) a missing deed or gap on title, (D) a wrongfully recorded document, (E) an expired judgment, or (F) property awarded in a divorce decree, but the decree failed to contain the necessary language to convey title or (G) any number of other circumstances that limit the ability of a seller to deliver a clean title to the buyer.
Fowler St. Clair has the knowledge and experience necessary to clear title to real estate. It uses the following tools (and others) at its disposal:
- Quiet title actions
- Wrongful recording actions under A.R.S. § 33-420
- Informal probates
- Formal probates
- Affidavits of succession or small estate affidavits
- Demand letters
- Lien release demands
- Payoff demands
- Creditor negotiations
- HOA or homeowner’s association negotiations
- Tax lien redemptions
- Judgment redemptions
- Family law proceedings
Guidance in Real Estate Investing, Wholesaling and Creative Financing
Real estate investing, wholesaling, and creative financing can be an exciting and profitable industry. There is nothing better than closing on your first transaction. However, real estate investing, wholesaling, and creative financing can also be fraught with risk and liability exposure. Proper planning is needed to limit this exposure.
First, a real estate investor should protect his or her financial assets by having a proper and organized operating structure.
Second, a real estate investor or wholesaler should have the proper contracts, forms, and disclosures that will allow them to effectively, properly, and legally secure the transaction.
Third, an investor who is utilizing creative financing needs to know how to properly and legally structure the transaction. Fowler St. Clair’s real estate law attorneys can assist real estate investors and wholesalers in securing their transactions and protecting their assets by preparing the following:
- Purchase contracts
- Memorandum and notice of purchase contract
- Release and termination of memorandums of purchase contracts
- Seller disclosures
- Assignments
- Subject To addendums
- Carryback financing addendums
- Wrap agreements
- Authorizations to release information for insurance
- Assignment of insurance proceeds
- Authorizations to release information for mortgages
- Limited powers of attorney
- Residential leases
- Purchase options
- Rights of first refusal
- Promissory notes
- Deeds of trust
- Limited liability company or LLC formations
- Articles of organization
- Operating agreements
- Estate plans