Real Estate

Rockford Real Estate Lawyers

Residential and Commercial Real Estate-Commercial Leasing-Landlord Tenant Law

At Schlueter Ecklund, we represent both owners and buyers in residential and commercial real estate transactions. We handle commercial landlord tenant matters. We handle lease negotiations, lease disputes, and other related matters.

Commercial Real Estate Litigation and Transactions

Our business and commercial real estate practice includes litigation, foreclosure of mortgages on behalf of banks, financial institutions, and private lenders. We routinely represent commercial real estate investors in 1031 exchanges, allowing them to buy and sell property while deferring the payment of capital gains taxes. 

Learn more about our other business law practice.

Residential Real Estate Attorneys

We represent both sellers and buyers in residential real estate transactions. As in our commercial real estate practice, we handle all issues from preparation of contracts, ordering title commitments, preparation for closing, at the closing, provide representation at the closing, and post closing.

We often find that both buyers and sellers in "for sale by owner (FSBO)" transactions need an attorney. If you have real estate for sale in the Winnebago, Boone or Stephenson County areas or are considering buying property, don’t wait to contact an experienced Rockford real estate lawyer.

Estate Planning and Real Estate Law

The legal issues involved in estate and tax planning and business succession planning overlap considerably with state real property law and federal tax law. For instance, we assist many clients to defer capital gains taxes by 1031 (Starker) exchanges of real property. This tax-planning device allows business owners and investors to buy and sell property without having to pay capital gains taxes.

Learn more about our estate planning practice.