The Law Offices of Brian M. Radke, PC is a law firm based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, offering services in real estate law, estate planning, litigation, and family law. With over 20 years of experience, attorney Brian M. Radke provides trusted legal representation to clients in the area. The firm emphasizes the importance of hiring a real estate lawyer when buying or selling property in Illinois, as a lawyer is ethically obligated to represent the client's best interests. Radke offers services such as contract review and modification, review of buyer's attorney's requests and home inspections, ordering title insurance and examinations, ordering plat of survey and HOA documents if applicable, obtaining mortgage payoff statements, ensuring local transfer tax requirements are met, preparing sale documents, scheduling closings, attending closings on behalf of clients if necessary, and ensuring accurate delivery of net sale proceeds. For home buyers, Radke also offers contract review and modifications services, home inspection review and negotiations with sellers for repairs or compensation if needed, monitoring contract contingency deadlines to prevent loss of earnest money deposit if unable to close on time, scheduling closings with all parties involved, attending closings with clients to explain loan documents and conveyance documents while ensuring receiving what was bargained for. Post-closing services include recording the new deed with the county recorder's office and being available for post-closing questions or concerns.