A Day in the Life of a Real Estate Attorney
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We have just concluded a successful negotiation of office space for a small Long Island law firm. Lease signed in 3 days of intense back and forth; mostly because everything always waits for last minute, backing one lease offer of "freebies" against another until its last man standing, and who gives up first to get the tenant. Even with it signed, tenant realizes it wants more, and then what to do? We resolve that and then off to court on a foreclosure conference.
Afternoon session in Riverhead; another 50 families lined up to see their fate. We see some daylight in our case so it gets adjourned. Now only 49 families hopeless!! Some approach me to take their case. I decline.....very old superstition--bad luck to pick up cases in courthouses!! Pretty stupid superstition yet it has always held true for me....
Then 70 mile drive to Brooklyn to meet two new clients---one needing a loan mod--2years they haven't paid their mortgage and another family up to their neck in over leveraged investment property!! Good intentions gone bad-- tenants not paying, lost jobs, bad judgments etc. Followed by a client looking to buy an investment.
9pm. Still placating our new tenant who needs further concessions. That's one more wonderful day.
Nobody has a better job than me. 14 hours of helping families & clients.
