When to bring a Real Estate Attorney on your team?..

[Michelle Yochum]

I recently inherited a small rental property in the East Texas area (my grandmother left it to me when she passed years ago and my parents just released it over to me) and I plan on making my first purchase on a long term rental home in the Dallas area around the first of the year. I feel like I should go ahead and find a local real estate attorney that I can make a great connection with before I transfer the property over into my name and before I really dive into the real estate investing world. Does anyone have any tips/experience on when or how I should get connected with an attorney? Does anyone have any recommendations on someone in this field within the Dallas/North Dallas area? 

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!