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Troff, Petzke & Ammeson provides a wide range of real
estate services involving commercial, investment and residential
property. Not only do our real estate attorneys have extensive
experience in this area of the law, they also have the benefit of being
able to involve attorneys in our firm that specialize in different areas
of the law. Our real estate attorneys work with our business
attorneys to create the type of entity best suited for the acquisition;
our estate planning attorneys to help keep the property "in the family"; and, our litigation attorneys to revolve disputes.
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Our real estate attorneys have years of experience involving real estate
in Southwest Michigan, especially lake front property. In addition
to "knowing the land", they know the local zoning ordinances and have
worked with all the local officials and municipalities. Our
attorneys have also worked with most of the local brokers and realtors
and enjoy working with them to coordinate a successful transfer.
At the same time we also have the ability to handle any "private sale"
(i.e. a sale that does not involve a broker or realtor) including negotiating
the terms of the sale, drafting the purchase documents, examining and
resolving title issues, completing due diligence and the closing of the
sale. But whether your transaction involves a realtor or is a
private sale, we strongly encourage you to retain legal counsel even if
it is not our firm. An investment in real estate is likely one of
the biggest investments you will make. In addition, often problems
associated with a property are not discovered until many years after it
has been sold/purchased and may have been avoided by involving an
attorney from the start. Our hourly legal fees routinely cost only
1% to 2% of the purchase price. And because our fees are not
commissioned based, there is no motivation for us to recommend a closing
on a sale that is not
in our client's best interest or at least without our
client knowing the risks.
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All real estate transactions, and especially the
acquisition of property for commercial development, are becoming more and more complex
as the State of Michigan and local municipalities enact laws and
ordinances regarding land use. There are very few issues that
arise as a result of these laws that our real estate attorneys have not dealt with before.
Of particular value is the fact that by concentrating in this area of
the law our real estate attorneys have the time and interest to be
informed of the changes in the laws and court decisions effecting this
area of law.
Our clients include first time developers as well as some of the best
known developers in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. We have
assisted in matters involving, planned unit developments, condominium developments, mixed use developments, golf
course developments, hotel developments and other forms of commercial
development. But our real estate attorneys' experience does not
end with the successful completion of the project. They also
provide legal assistance, with the assistance of our business attorneys,
to transition control from the developer to the co-owners and assisting
associations with corporate governance issues and co-owner relations.
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In addition to real estate
transactions and land use development, our attorneys have extensive experience in
contested matters involving state and federal agencies as well as
litigation involving municipalities and other third parties.
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