I had to share this story about a closing I had last week. Keep in mind I had the sellers!
We went to an atty office I had not worked with before. Of course, we meet new attys all the time so I thought nothing of it. Boy did we luck up! We got an attorney that felt he needed to explain every single sentence in the entire closing package! We went through the HUD statement no less than three times. Explaining interest amounts in the most confusing terms.
After two hours I turned to my sellers while the atty praddled on and said, "This attorney your buyer retained cost $400. When we find your new house we will use Mr. ______ as your attorney. He is $550 but I hope you understand the difference in closing."
My clients were quick in responding they didn't care about the cost if it would be much less confusing for everyone.
My sellers and I were allowed to leave the attys office after two and a half hours. He hadn't even gotten to the loan papers!
Buying a home will likely be one of your most important transactions. Don't leave it to chance with an atty you find with the internet or with a coupon! Closings have enough bumps with the regular road. There is no need adding issues or confusion by having an attorney you can't understand. $150 is nothing to quibble over when you are talking about legal documents regarding one of your largest investments.