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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Hi Dave,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">It is typically more cost effective for the parties to pay an attorney than pay a broker’s commission in this situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I do this frequently.  Feel free to pass along my info.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Have a great weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#4E4848;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Samuel M. Meyler</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#4E4848;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#4E4848;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#4E4848;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Reed Longyear Corwin Burnett & Calogero, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#4E4848;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
801 Second Ave, Suite 1415<br>
Seattle, WA 98104<br>
Office:   (206) 624‑6271<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#4E4848;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Direct:   (206) 408-5079<br>
Fax:       (206) 624‑6672<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Culbertson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2026 1:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> solo-and-small-practice-section@list.wsba.org; wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Client Needs agent or attorney to do land transaction process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, Listmates.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maybe I waited too late on Friday to ask, but:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have a business client who has been approached by a neighboring business,  who is offering to sell my client the small adjoining property. So, buyer and seller have found each other. They only need someone to do the transaction process—the
 contract, the escrow etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Bullet--NumberFirst--Indent" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span><![endif]>Any ideas on hiring a real estate agent / broker just to do that piece? Is that common? What does the price generally range from?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Bullet--NumberFirst--Indent" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span><![endif]>Alternatively, any attorneys here who do that service who are interested?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><a name="_Hlk52442782">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782">Dave Culbertson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><b>The Law Office of Davisson Culbertson</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782">PO 20403<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782">Seattle, WA 98102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><i>Phone:
</i>(206) 478-8134<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><i>FAX:
</i>(866) 867-7796<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"></span><a href="mailto:dculbertson@culbertsonlawoffice.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><i>dculbertson@culbertsonlawoffice.com</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52442782"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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