Asset Protection and Real Estate Attorneys

[Margaret B.]

Hi all,

I am very new to real estate investing - in fact I haven't started yet. I do have my own home and some retirement portfolios so I would like to protect my current assets before jumping into RE with both feet. Can anyone suggest a good asset protection lawyer?

Also, from the UBG, I understand I should have a real estate attorney on my team. Do RE attorneys also do asset protection or is that a separate part of law? Do RE attorneys need to live in the state in which I invest? So if I have investments in several states, would I need a separate attorney for each state?

Thank you for any guidance you can provide!