“Contract to Closing” July 28, 2009

Come join us for an evening discussing the process taking place in connection with your real estate transactions commencing as of the date of execution of the contract and delivery to the title company, through the closing date. We will review the steps in the process from the title company’s perspective in order to provide you with greater knowledge of the process. We will also review the legal documents presented at closing and learn in depth all about the real estate closing itself. We will review the title commitment (including all schedules) and explain the pitfalls that may occur with the title. Also, the HUD-1 settlement statement will be reviewed and explained line for line so that you will be able to review one for yourself and understand what is being charged and collected.

GAYLENE ROGERS LONERGAN is the owner of the Lonergan Law Firm, PLLC, a boutique law firm specializing in commercial and residential real estate law. She is a fee attorney affiliated with Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. The Lonergan Law Firm, PLLC specializes in investor transactions and its community of clients and associates includes hundreds of real estate investors, as well as numerous hard money lenders, real estate agents and other professionals, mortgage brokers, contractors and other service providers to real estate investors.

Gaylene Rogers Lonergan has been practicing real estate law for 25 years and is board certified in Commercial Real Estate Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Master of Business Administration degree and a Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors, from Texas Tech University. She has earned the highest rating from her peers (“AV”) in the Martindale-Hubbell law directory and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Ms. Lonergan is a frequent speaker to real estate groups.

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