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Silver Linnings With The Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been making headlines for all of the wrong reasons this year. The media infused and messy divorce of the McCourt's, a disgusting and unnecessary beating of a fan and asubsequent bankruptcy filing of Frank McCourt have tarnished a team that once had a golden reputation.

Yet with every dark cloud that the McCourt's continue to cast over Chavez Ravine and Major League Baseball, there are still silver linnings that make anyone who is a Dodger fan hold their heads high. One of those silver linnings is shinning through in the LA Times today.

Steve Lopez is not a regular sportswriter for the Times, but today his story on Ronnie Nelson, reminds us of a nice human element to the business of baseball that is lost in the scandalous headlines.

WHY USE AN “ATTORNEY ASSISTED” BROKERAGE COMPANY

The purchase and/or sale of a home is generally the most significant financial transaction most of us will ever be involved in.  As you may already know, the amount of paperwork is very extensive and involves many legally complicated forms that you will need to understand.  Unless you have legal help, your dream house can quickly become a nightmare.

An “attorney assisted” brokerage company simply means that the company is owned and operated by a California licensed attorney who is also a licensed real estate broker.  The most obvious benefit to using an attorney assisted brokerage company is your peace of mind in knowing that your transaction is being reviewed by a real estate attorney who is available to answer your questions and who will assist and guide you through the legal quagmire of negotiating the transaction and the contracts and associated disclosures involved in your real estate transaction.  Also, unlike a traditional real estate brokerage firm, at Oakwood we will never engage in “dual” representation (i.e., representing both the buyer and seller of a home), which insures that all of our attention and loyalty is to only you.  Best of all, we do this at no extra charge to you.  Our compensation, including our attorney/broker’s time is paid from the same commission paid by the seller.

If you want to learn more, please call us or come visit us at our office at 3521 Lomita Blvd., Suite 100, Torrance.

Posted at 09:56AM Jul 13, 2011 by Lara Boyko in General  |  Comments[0]