Hello, i am trying to buy a house from an elderly person but having alot of trouble the deed is not in hes name but hes fathers name and he has not been alive for 150 years i went to speak with an attorney and he told me it would cost around 2,500 just in fees for paper work  and we would have to visit hes office 3 times to get everything done as i do not have that much time to scedule appointments in advance to see him and i do not even know the elderlys schedule of availability  is this the only way or is there any other options around this? 

Technology advancements such as email, phone calls, skype has enabled communication with a remote CPA to be seamless.

Thanks so much in advance for all the feedback and info!

This is in NY btw, thanks in advance.

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Thanks in advance for any detail you can provide.

I have not done large MFRs, so maybe the landscape there is different than smaller MFRs and SFRs.That said, the total commission is agreed to in advance in the listing contract, so working with the seller's agent is not going to save anybody money. 

Thank you in advance.