Residential Real Estate Attorney
Local Experience for Buyers and Sellers
From accepted offer to a smooth closing
Buying or selling a home is often the largest financial decision you’ll make. Scott Brower Law Offices provides end-to-end counsel for buyers and sellers across Naperville and DuPage County, coordinating with Realtors, lenders, and title companies to keep your timeline on track. In Illinois, attorney involvement is standard practice—especially during the five-business-day attorney review window—so having seasoned guidance reduces stress and costly surprises under tight deadlines. When questions come up about what a real estate lawyer does for a home buyer or whether a seller needs legal help in an Illinois transaction, our answer is simple: clarity, negotiation, and meticulous paperwork from start to finish as part of practical
real estate law.
Helping Home Buyers
Contract review, inspection strategy, title work, and closing day
Once your offer is accepted, we examine the purchase contract line-by-line and send attorney approval changes that protect your interests—cleaner contingency dates, clear inclusions, and precise timelines. After inspection, we negotiate repairs or credits on issues like roofs, radon, or mechanicals, aiming to keep the deal moving while controlling risk. We review title commitments to clear liens, HOA balances, and easements, and we verify the survey so boundary or encroachment concerns don’t become your problem. We coordinate with your lender for required endorsements and will sit with you on closing day to review every document before you sign. Buyers often ask what a closing lawyer actually does; the short answer is to anticipate issues and resolve them before they hit the table, so you get keys with confidence—and you know when to update your estate planning after purchase.
Assisting Home Sellers
Cleaner contracts, faster resolutions, and accurate payouts
We start early by ordering title to spot problems—unreleased mortgages, old judgments, name mismatches—so they’re fixed before the buyer’s lender reviews anything. During attorney review, we propose edits that match your goals: timing for your move, appropriate repair language, and fair inspection limits. We prepare the deed, bill of sale, disclosures, and transfer documents, confirm prorations, and verify that your closing statement is correct so your net proceeds are right the first time. If a last-minute issue pops up, you’ll get options and a plan, not panic.
Specialized Help for FSBO
For Sale By Owner with professional legal support
Selling by owner can save commission, but it shifts logistics to you. We supply or draft the contract, arrange earnest-money escrow with a title company, manage inspection amendments, and run the closing checklist through to funding. If you’re exploring a DIY sale, learn how
FSBO support pairs cost savings with a fully documented, legally sound transfer.
Questions buyers and sellers ask
Straight Answers Before You Sign
Do sellers need a lawyer in Illinois real estate?
Yes—attorney review and negotiation are standard, and seller documents and title work benefit from counsel.
What does a real estate attorney do for a home buyer?
We negotiate contract changes, resolve inspection items, clear title, explain loan documents, and ensure funds and deed are exchanged correctly.
When should I call you—before or after my offer?
As early as possible; a quick pre-review helps you write cleaner offers and avoid fixable headaches later.
Ready to close or just getting started?
Talk through your contract, timeline, and costs today
Whether you’re under contract or preparing to list, a short conversation sets your transaction up for success. Scott Brower Law Offices keeps communication clear and the path to the table smooth.
