Jaran R. Blessing
Attorney
Real Estate Transactions
Legal help with real estate transactions, deeds, purchase and sale agreements, title questions, and trust or estate-related property transfers.
Our attorneys can assist with a range of real estate matters, including:
- Representing you in the purchase or sale of a property
- Drafting a Purchase and Sale agreement
- Reviewing a Purchase and Sale agreement drafted by someone else
- Performing a title search on a property you are interested in
- Intergenerational gifting of family properties
- Transfer of property to a trust
Some property matters also overlap with landlord tenant issues, including lease questions, notices, and other practical concerns that arise between owners and occupants.
Local real-estate work often involves family homes, inherited property, and long-held land rather than only routine volume closings. Those situations benefit from careful coordination with planning and administration documents. From Peterborough, our office regularly assists clients with property matters in Hancock, Jaffrey, Rindge, Wilton, Dublin, Marlborough, Harrisville, Keene, Milford, Greenfield, Greenville, and nearby communities.
Work with the attorneys who handle this area
L. Phillips Runyon III
Principal Attorney
Related services
Estate Planning
We help clients in Peterborough and the Monadnock Region put wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives in place with an eye toward both lifetime planning and what comes later.
Probate and Trust Administration
We help executors, trustees, and families work through probate and trust administration in a practical, orderly way.
Business Law
Guidance on business formation, LLC and corporate structure, day-to-day business representation, and succession planning for closely held companies.
Landlord Tenant
We help landlords and tenants with leases and agreements, notices, non-payment issues, security deposits, property damage questions, and other landlord tenant matters that benefit from steady local counsel.
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Common questions
Helpful answers in plain English
When is it helpful to involve an attorney in a property transfer?
Legal review can be especially useful when a transaction involves title questions, deed work, family transfers, estates or trusts, or any situation where the property issue connects to a larger planning or administration matter.
Peterborough office
Need help thinking through the next steps?
The Peterborough office can help you review the facts, the documents involved, and the practical options available in your situation.