Real Estate Attorney Interview

[Drew Harris]

Hello BP,

I have a potential wholesale deal and it is my first.  I need to hire an attorney to help with contracts and such.  What are some of the questions you use to qualify if you are hiring the right person? 

[Drew Mandela]

Hey Drew,

I'm a Real Estate & Title Attorney in Maryland. A couple questions I would ask:

-Are you familiar with drafting real estate investment contracts? If so, dig deeper - how many? where? price points? types of real estate? etc.

-Have you ever worked with a wholesaler before? If so, did you draft all the contracts for the deal? Did you handle the Title-side of the transaction? If not, do you have a Title Company that can handle wholesale deals?

I think that's a good start. If you try to get details out of him and he can't really provide any facts/descriptions to back it up, you're talking to the wrong guy.

Best of luck!