This ends up working out as an advantage to careful buyers, however, it also ends up wasting quite a bit of everyone’s time.One thing I never quite understood was that everyone seemed adamant that the commercial sale should go through a lawyer versus an escrow company.

I like the idea of not using and agent and instead learning to do the purchase contract yourself with a local lawyer.

Is it really necessary to send out high priced lawyers to stonewall clients?

Speak to a real estate lawyer ASAP!

I am in NJ and we use lawyers to close on real estate, unlike places like Fl.

You can find reliable lease agreement templates through legal platforms like Rocket Lawyer or LawDepot.

One month later, lawyer for HOA wrote me a letter saying they made a mistake in computing the special assessments and $62K more is owed.

A closing / title company can handle the transaction but may want to get a lawyer to draft the documents.Assuming you are buying in your name and not a LLC - if a LLC then there would need to be additional docs like a authorization for LLC to borrow $ etc

I suggested to contact a local title lawyer who knows those type of transactions. 

If you need assistance with the setup, my best friend is a lawyer who specializes in these matters and can help.