Brian Pendergraft is a Real Estate Attorney and consultant for property owners, property buyers and sellers, property managers, investors, and landlords. Brian helps his clients by forming business entities for real estate services, reviewing and drafting leases, evicting bad tenants, reviewing and drafting documents for real estate transactions, reviewing and drafting deeds, general consulting, and tax and estate planning for property owners, in both Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Real Estate Transactions – Buying and Selling Property
Brian can help buyers and sellers by advising them from the marketing period to the closing.
The Marketing Period Advising
Often attorneys are not involved in the marketing period but if you are using a real estate broker then Brian can help you by reviewing your agreements with your broker and explaining to you your obligations and rights. If the agreement is not in your best interest, then Brian can help you by drafting one that is.
If you are selling the property and not using a broker, Brian can help you by reviewing your marketing strategy to ensure that you are not violating any laws that may subject you to civil or criminal penalties.
Reviewing, Negotiation, and Drafting of Sales Contracts
Brian can help buyers and sellers of properties by reviewing, negotiating, and drafting sales contracts. Whether reviewing or drafting a contract, Brian ensures that the contract contains all of the essential terms and that the contract is in his clients best interest. Naturally, buyers and sellers try to shift certain costs to the other party, and Brian can help you by negotiating and explaining to you these costs.
Deed Drafting and Review
Brian can help you by drafting and reviewing deeds for the transfer of property. Brian can do special warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and general warranty deeds for all of your real estate transactions and advise on the benefits and drawbacks of each variation depending on a case by case basis.
Advisement of Buyers and Sellers in the Closing Phase
Brian can help buyers by reviewing the documents from the title agency (title binder), the closing documents, the termite inspection, the survey, and any other issues that may encroach the property. Brian can help sellers by reviewing the title binder, verify termite certification, verify figures of the estimated settlement sheet, arrange for transfer of utilities, and more.
Landlord/Tenant and Property Managers Services
Brian started his legal career as an eviction lawyer and now consults landlords and property managers to help them avoid the pitfalls that cost them thousands of dollars. If you need help evicting a non-paying tenant, it’s what he does best!
Real Estate Business Services
Brian helps real estate professionals choose and form business entities that protect the owner from liability, and by and advising on the type of licenses they need to obtain in order to perform certain services. By forming business entities Brian can help you appear more professional and protect yourself from liability. Whether you need a holding company just to hold multiple properties, a company for investing, or a company for renting property Brian has got you covered.
Tax and Estate Planning For Property Owners
Whether you own a single family home or a Donald Trump sized portfolio, Brian can help you by preparing estate plans to minimize your tax burden and ensure that you leave a legacy to your heirs.
The Pendergraft Firm Real Estate Practice
Brian Pendergraft is a real estate attorney focused in all things property to ensure that your interest in property is protected, whether you are buying, selling, renting, or leasing. Contact Brian Pendergraft at 301-205-9013 or e-mail info@tpf.legal to schedule a consultation.
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