Can i buy land and not have a deed for two yrs and be safe from them selling the land to someone else

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   Nicholas Zales

   Milwaukee Litigation Lawyer

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   Answered December 19, 2012 11:17. What you are suggesting sounds very risky. Get yourself the advice of a local attorney. If you don't you are just asking for trouble down the road.

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   Daniel M. Lauber

   River Forest Land Use / Zoning Attorney

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   Answered December 20, 2012 12:56. This sounds incredibly fishy. Get a good attorney now and do this purchase properly and legally. Otherwise, it sounds like you are being set up to be screwed, to use the technical legal term.

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   Byron Flagg

   Gainesville Land Use / Zoning Attorney

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   Answered December 23, 2012 15:23. Caution!! Very risky and probably not a valid agreement for a purchase of land. The property you want to purchase must be specifically described in a way that it can be identified, which means the description of the property which the property appraisers office of your county uses needs to be in the contract. If the contract you agree to is not a valid contract, the seller might indeed, be able to sell the property to someone else. Without a doubt, you need to contact an attorney licensed to practice law in your state and find out exactly what the legal requirements for a real estate contract are. Even you pay the attorney a few hundred bucks for some legal advice or to review the situation, it will be worth it to protect your legal rights.

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