Who Needs a Real Estate Attorney?

Real estate and property law since 2003

An Attorney is Required

  • Anyone selling, conveying, obtaining a reverse mortgage, or refinancing real estate in Georgia needs an attorney to conduct the closing.
  • Conducting the closing is more than witnessing and notarizing documents at the closing table. It requires the attorney to review the closing and title documents, prepare the settlement statement, and collect and disburse funds through an attorney escrow account.
  • An attorney is required even when buying real estate from a bank or lender, selling the property by owner, obtaining a reverse mortgage, or refinancing an existing loan on the property.
  •  Estate and probate attorneys working with administrators or executors need a real estate attorney to transfer real property from an estate to heirs or buyers. Estate attorneys also often need to get a title search to show how title to certain properties vest.
  • Commercial Real Estate Attorneys need a reliable and quick title company to provide accurate title reports and to mark up title commitments at closing.
  • General practitioners often prefer to be the agent conducting the signing part of the real estate closing. Having an experienced real estate attorney prepare the closing disclosure, write the title insurance, disburse funds, and review title can keep the trust of their clients and help them make sure their settlement is done properly.

Loan Closing Locations

Purchases

  • Purchase settlements can be performed in our office or yours

Refinances

  • Residential refinances can be handled after-hours and remotely — at the borrower’s home or office — anywhere in the Metro Atlanta area

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The Origin Title & Escrow Team

Attorney, Owner
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law.
Origin Title opened in 2003.
Attorney
J.D., Georgia State University College of Law.
Joined Origin Title in 2023.
Paralegal
AAS Paralegal Studies, Briarcliffe College
Joined Origin Title in 2004.

Paralegal, Office Management
Paralegal Studies, Roosevelt University
Joined Origin Title in 2021.

CLOSING ATTORNEY JOHN BENNETT AND HIS TEAM UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND THE INTERESTS OF EVERY PARTY AT THE CLOSING TABLE.

MORTGAGE LENDERS

Solid title search work & accurate documents.

REALTORS & AGENTS

Closings in your office or Origin Title’s.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Step-by-step procedures for sellers.

REAL ESTATE INVESTORS

Accelerated closing for experienced buyers.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

Quick turnaround on commercial binders.

REVERSE MORTGAGES

Vast experience with requirements and closing documents.

Origin Title: Approved Attorney

These are a few of the 55 lenders who have approved Origin Title for residential loan closings on their behalf.

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Origin Title ~ Body of Work

Since 2003, John C. Bennett has performed thousands of closings.

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APPROVED LENDERS

Updated 1/2/2024

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