Real Estate Law Videos

The Services of the Law Office of David Steinfeld, Board Certified Expert in Florida Business Litigation

What You Need to Know Before Buying Commercial Property - You Must Watch This Before Buying!

This video, explains the professional legal representation and counseling services that the Law Office of David Steinfeld provides and David Steinfeld's unique background and expert qualifications as a Florida Bar Board Certified Business Litigation attorney.

This video explains the different treatment between commercial and residential real estate under Florida law, addresses the topic of pre-closing due diligence, and some of the commonly litigated issues in commercial real estate transactions.  

What You Need to Know Before Buying a Home or Condo

Florida Landlord-Tenant Law for the Real Estate Investor and Property Owner

This video is the third of six from a January 2013 presentation to the North Palm Beach Real Estate Investors Group.  This video presents some important points you should know when buying residential real estate.  It defines the distinction between residential and commercial real estate in Florida, discusses the disclosures that residential real estate sellers are required to make and those a buyer can request, explains what the term "as-is" means and its inapplicability to residential real estate transactions, and concludes with a discussion of title issues of which the residential buyer should be aware.  

This video is the fourth of six from a January 2013 presentation to the North Palm Beach Real Estate Investors Group.  This video covers Florida landlord-tenant law for real estate investors and property owners.  It briefly overviews Florida's landlord-tenant laws for both commercial and residential properties and discusses some key parts of the eviction process and common mistakes property owners and property managers make,  It concludes by addressing leasing with options to buy and purchasing property with existing liens or debt, such as a superior mortgage.  

What Every Buyer Should Know About Real Estate Brokers

How Real Estate Brokers Can Best Secure Their Commissions

This video is the fifth of six from a January 2013 presentation to the North Palm Beach Real Estate Investors Group.  This video tells real estate investors and buyers what they should to know about real estate brokers.  It identifies the laws that regulate all real estate brokers in Florida, the different types of brokers and brokerage relationships, the duties that brokers owe their principles, and explains their limits and what they do not do.  

This video discusses the two common problem areas that lead to disputes over a broker's commission.  More specifically, it speaks to how a broker can document that the broker was the procuring cause of the transaction and the meaning of that legal term as well as a broker's right to a lien for a commission in commercial real estate transactions.