There is no real measure for this.  

Is this the norm in real estate?

Hi Everyone,Wanted to know the best way to do this real estate transfer/deal.My wife's parents own a rental property free and clear in an LLC.

Hi All, I’m just starting out and, following the advice of a mentor, I’m trying to find an attorney who deals with real estate transactions and issues.

Dane ClarkYour Castle Real Estate

And although I've wanted to invest in real estate, I just haven't had the opportunity until now.

(full disclosure-I knew the guy, or know him, he's not dead just gone from the auctions and haven't talked to him in a few years, but he was always nice to me and I don't have a clue as to the validity of the federal charges against him, but he always treated me decently and I've got nothing bad to say about him and I know other landlords who've been demonized and slurred as slumlords when I think they simply bit off more than they can chew, while other real slumlords seem to operate for years, as long as they don't get too big) He used to kind of dominate those auctions and maybe that was a good thing, as I'm sure there's a whole cast of characters who've filed that void.Thing is, ANY property under $100k, maybe even under $150k or $200k will certainly have multiple bidders, there are a LOT of people like me when I'm looking, who have the subscription to the sheriff's sales info reports from the Daily Reporter ($600/year and you get the results emailed to you in an Excel spreadsheet on Tues, next weeks auctions emailed on Thurs) and another good indicator is I'm on an email list for one of the firms (actually out of Chicago) which handles a tiny, tiny fraction of the cases and I've looked at the "cc list" or whatever you'd call it if ALL the addresses that email is sent to and there are HUNDREDS of them on there and this is for I think Johnson Blumberg, who many weeks don't even have any cases in MKE or Waukesha Cty.

I thought we would just go to the title company and get the deed on my name but a title company I called they said I dont do anything at title company and I’d have to go to the real estate attorney and they would help me do it.

Make sure you get trusted eyes on the foundation and have it inspected. 

I live in California but have some contacts in Las Cruces and I think it's a great place to buy some real estate.