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Attorneys to close sub-to, contract assignments, seller finance deals, etc.

Erin Abernethy
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Met with an Asheville, NC attorney today to establish a potential relationship for future closings.  When we mentioned the various types of transactions we might be bringing, this attorney proceeded to condescend to my partner and me - for the entire conversation along the lines of  "if you want to engaged in shady transactions then there are shady and predatory lawyers who will help you"   She was not one of these lawyers apparently. She said that any attorney in NC that is well-respected would not do closings for wholesalers or those purchasing from them because the NC BAR has forbade attorneys from doing so. She also said that sub-to deals and seller financed deals are not above board and that no well-respected attorney would close those either. I was shocked at how condescending, disrespectful of entire groups of people, and elitist she was given the other things i know about her and her firm. This is an attorney I actually found through Bigger Pockets, which she scoffed at when mentioned, making clear that she does NOT have to advertise or sell herself and that she would not want to be associated with BP. Per the person on BP who recommended her she was supposed to be friendly, spend time, not make you feel like a number, etc. Unfortunately she did her damnedest to make me feel like a second class citizen by the time I left her office. 

So - I'm here to ask any of you who know Western NC, is there anyone in the WNC area you would recommend as a closing attorney for various types of real estate deals - tradition, yes but also sub-to, wholesaling (buy or sale side), seller financing, FSBO, etc. ?
Also looking for attorneys to recommend business structure / entity formation (for real estate ventures of all kinds)  as well as  RA services.  

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