Practice Areas · Real Estate
Buying, selling, holding, or fighting over property — on either side of the state line.
For most families, the house is the biggest asset they will ever own. McCain handles the purchase, the sale, the deed, and the disputes — and because he is licensed in Illinois and Indiana, he can close a deal in Flossmoor on Monday and one in Gary on Tuesday.
Residential closings are quoted at a flat fee. Commercial matters and disputes are quoted after a first conversation.
Your lawyer at the table.
In Illinois, a lawyer reviews the contract and sits with you at closing; in Indiana, the title company runs the closing but a lawyer still protects your side of it. Either way, McCain reads what you are signing before you sign it and catches the problems while they are still cheap to fix.
- Buyer and seller representation at closing
- Contract review and attorney-review-period negotiations
- Title review and clearing title defects
- Deeds: warranty, quitclaim, and transfer-on-death
- For-sale-by-owner transactions
- Illinois attorney-review closings and Indiana title-company closings
Deals that hold up after closing.
Storefronts, rental buildings, church property, vacant land. McCain papers the purchase, negotiates the lease, and sets up the ownership so a problem with one property doesn’t reach the others.
- Purchase and sale of commercial and investment property
- Commercial leases for landlords and tenants
- Land contracts and seller financing
- Zoning, special-use, and variance petitions before plan commissions and zoning boards
- Entity structuring for rental and investment property
- 1031 exchange coordination with your tax advisor
When the fence, the tenant, or the title is the problem.
Property disputes are personal, and they are often between neighbors or relatives. McCain looks for the resolution first — and litigates when that is what it takes.
- Boundary, easement, and access disputes
- Landlord–tenant and eviction matters
- Quiet title actions
- Tax-sale and tax-deed matters
- Partition of co-owned property, including inherited homes
- Mechanic’s liens and construction disputes
What to expect
Send the contract
For a closing, email the signed contract the day you have it. The attorney-review clock in Illinois is short.
Review and fix
Contract, title commitment, survey, and inspection issues handled before they become closing-day surprises.
Close
Figures reviewed, documents explained, keys in hand — in person or by remote closing where allowed.
Common questions
Do I need a lawyer to buy a house?
In Illinois, nearly every buyer and seller has one, and the contract assumes it. In Indiana it is optional, which is exactly why problems slip through. Either way, the fee is small next to what it protects.
My parent died and left the house to several of us. What now?
That is a probate and property question together. We can transfer title, help the family agree on a sale or buyout, and, if agreement is impossible, handle a partition action.
Can I keep the house out of probate?
Often, yes. A transfer-on-death deed (Indiana) or transfer-on-death instrument (Illinois) passes the home directly to the people you name.
I own rental property. Should it be in an LLC?
Usually, and the deed, the insurance, and the mortgage all have to agree with the LLC for it to work. We set it up as a package.
Under contract? Send it today.
Email the signed contract to Info@RetainMcCain.com and we’ll start the review.
Request a ConsultationClosing checklist
- Signed contract and any riders
- Lender and title company contacts
- Inspection report, when you have it
- Government ID for closing day
- Wire instructions — confirmed by phone, never by email alone