Dear Mr. Lawyer,

I want to address you contract writing skills now.  I know because you defend people in the criminal defense system you have spent hours and hours working on real estate deals.  I am writing you to inform you that the standard contracts most real estate firms have been developed over years of experience in the real estate field.  Many have been developed by real estate associations to make them simple, readable, and not full of legal mumbo jumbo.

Yes they may be just a blanket form but it works very well.  We use addendums and the additional conditions area to add to the contract.  We wouldn't use them if they didn't protect our clients.  I know you want to re-write the contract your own personal way but I sent this contract over to you 3 weeks ago.  Why did you wait until the day we are going to make the offer to decide to make the changes.

I may be just a dumb real estate person in your eyes but I didn't understand why you wanted to cross off the different paragraphs but yet you added nothing.  By adding verbage youwould be protecting our client better. 

I guess I didn't understand why you wanted to cross of the "as is" clause in the contract.  After all that is one of the basics of real estate contracts.  You are buying the house "as is" unless otherwise specified.  No seller wants to be liable for potential lawsuits if there were no "as is" clauses.

Again if you are going to practice law do it over in the field you know.  Leave real estate transactions to real estate attorneys or attorneys that do them at least once a month. 

Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate specialist      

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