January 26, 2005

 just a guy in a suit

i closed on my mortgage refinance this morning... a pretty un-newsworthy event except for the fact that i really love my lawyer, charles reinhardt.

i signed and initialed a bajillion forms and i commented that some seemed totally unnecessary. there's a form saying, for instance, that if either i or the mortgage company forgets to cross a "t" or dot an "i" on those same forms that i won't, like, sue and hold it against them.

i almost laughed when i got to that one. my lawyer says, "it's probably because someone acted like a butt one time, so they had to develop a form to prevent it from happening again."

i loved that... "acted like a butt." this is a lawyer that speaks my language.

Posted by xta at January 26, 2005 12:45 PM | TrackBack
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i may need to change lawyers (as long as i'm changing plumbers, might as well). mine has done a total of at least four title searches on my house and has never cut me a break, and the last time he gave me this lecture about how i should take the money i was saving each month by refinancing, and apply it to the capital on my loan. i can manage my own money, thank you very much. jeez.

Posted by: lisa at January 26, 2005 01:52 PM

I can't believe he said "butt." That is making me giggle.

Posted by: pinky at January 26, 2005 04:53 PM

You've got the director of the American Dance Festival for your real estate lawyer? Damn, girl -- you've got clout

Posted by: Phil at January 26, 2005 11:51 PM

no, silly. the ADF director doesn't have a "d" in his last name. ;-)

Posted by: christa at January 26, 2005 11:52 PM

I wonder what Ariadne wants to do for a living when *she* grows up.

Posted by: Phil at January 28, 2005 09:25 PM

Greetings from Jerusalem! CHarles helped me domy closing for my house in 1999. Yep, he's great.

Hope all is well in Durham!
J-

Posted by: John at February 5, 2005 10:38 AM
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