I was even thinking of going to a lawyer to review the situation to see if there are grounds for financial claims.

Jen the Lawyer

Anyone have a good recommendation for real estate lawyers?

Josue Castro if I am not mistaken from what I heard, worry about getting a deal first and then concern yourself with the contract....Then, my guess would be attend your local R.E.I club and see what lawyer they use or recommend and then Communicate if you can assign or double close depending the state

- lawyer? 

What the speaker was saying, was to set up a trust and an llc, the llc will own the property but the trust will own the llc. this makes it harder for lawyers and creditors to find out who actually owns the house. you should check with an attorney and your state laws to find out if that would give you that protection at all, before diving into that.

People who look for legal advice on the internet are a distinct group, they are a cross section of not having a lot of experience with real-estate and do not want to pay for a lawyer.

There is no reason you are obligated to work with this particular lawyer. 

As far as I'm concerned that's kind of like hiring a lawyer to walk your dog.

It's no coincidence that my RE Agent, RRE Lawyer, Title Company Agent, Commercial Banker and Appraiser all know each other personally and work extremely well together.