I have bought 3 houses in NY. On one, the lawyer found there was still a $70,000 lien on it at closing; and we had a full moving truck on it's way. He got the lien removed and compensation from the seller. Sure am glad we had that lawyer.
My son is buying a house in WI. They don't use lawyers in WI. I pointed out that the seller has to deliver good title; but how is he to know if the title is any good, siince he has no idea what it is even supposed to look like. He doesn't know, just that no one he knows has ever used a lawyer.
So, how does that work? It seems crazy to me to save a few hundred dollars and risk a $400,000 disaster, but perhaps there is a reason for it.
Anyone know?