-: [Real Estate attorney] So part of,
the nice part about working as a real estate attorney,
is you work on a project,
and if it isn't something that doesn't take 10 years,
you can drive your family by it a few months down the line
and say "Hey, I helped get that built!"
Or "I helped get that new tenant in there."
And, you're seeing the effects on the city you live in or
places that you might travel to that you've had a hand in.
And I think that's gratifying,
and imagine myself as like an old man,
being like "Your grand-dad helped build this city
and that building right there is one of the examples."
And, I am sure it will exaggerate over time and you know -
But, it is gratifying.
My challenges as an attorney,
they're all rooted in communication or lack thereof.
And so, one of the first things you learn in law school,
in your contracts class,
is you don't have a contract
until both parties mutually agree to something.
And so, you have a lot of scenarios where you think
Hey, I am saying X and you think they are saying X too,
but they're really saying Y,
and you're sort of these ships passing in the night.
That can be a big problem if it's say, "Oh, I thought
the interest rate on this loan was going to be 5%?",
but it's really 8% and you're sort of representing the bank
and trying to be like -
well, they're not going to make the loan at that rate.
So, you'll have these moments where they're not necessarily
things that are the attorney's problem,
or really the client's problem,
it's just a mutual effort to try to get everybody
to understand what everyone wants out of the deal,
and then to make sure we understand
where both sides are coming from,
and that we mean the same thing
and that we are willing to live with the same things.