One of the most common price structures is for the owner to pay the contractor the cost of work plus the contractor’s fee. ​Often, in a “cost-plus-fee” contract, the contractor’s fee is calculated as a certain percentage of the actual costs associated with the work, including labor, materials, storage, and transportation. A common way to mitigate the owner’s risk and provide a level of certainty as to the cost of the project is for the contractor to set a guaranteed maximum price.

The purpose of this article is to briefly point out six things to look for in a fair commercial lease:

When you sell or purchase a home, your realtor will usually present you with a widely used form contract. The realtor will have the ability to customize that form to fit your needs. The contract will typically provide that each party's attorney will have 5 business days to approve the contract, reject the contract; or negotiate modifications to the contract.

In this article, we’ll discuss what a real estate attorney does for the buyers and sellers, whether a real estate attorney is required in Illinois, and some specific reasons why having a real estate attorney in Illinois will save you a lot of potential headaches.Buying or selling a home can be an exciting and infuriating process. All the negotiations, contracts, inspections, and legal hurdles can leave a person emotionally exhausted.

The list of problems that can arise during a real estate transaction is lengthy and without an attorney to handle those problems, should they arise, the process can be scary. Beyond issues that can happen with any real estate transaction, certain scenarios nearly demand to have an experienced attorney. Below we’ll cover five common scenarios when, as a seller or buyer, you should hire a real estate attorney and what you risk by not having one on your side.

In this article, we discuss the process of a landlord evicting someone in Indiana is there is no lease. There are two main hurdles that a landlord must clear before they can move on to evicting someone. We also discuss questions like what is a lease?, how can you rent a property without a lease?, and what is the eviction process?

One of the most common price structures is for the owner to pay the contractor the cost of work plus the contractor’s fee. ​Often, in a “cost-plus-fee” contract, the contractor’s fee is calculated as a certain percentage of the actual costs associated with the work, including labor, materials, storage, and transportation. A common way to mitigate the owner’s risk and provide a level of certainty as to the cost of the project is for the contractor to set a guaranteed maximum price.

The purpose of this article is to briefly point out six things to look for in a fair commercial lease: