I have one of stars of the OWN series "Ladies Who List: Atlanta," Real estate closing Attorney, Tiffani Hawes, answering callers questions about purchasing a home in today's market. She breaks down what to look for when closing on a new home as well as reveals beneficial financial planning tips to prepare for home buying.

Topics Covered

Home buying factors.

Purpose of closing attorney

Terms of the lender

Importance of HBCU's

More on Tiffany Hawes

Tiffani R. Hawes graduated from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in December 2013.Prior and during law school Mrs. Hawes worked as a real estate paralegal for more than eight years.During this time, Mrs. Hawes gained the knowledge and skills necessary to open The Hawes Law Firm, LLC, which specializes in real estate closings.Mrs. Hawes has dedicated her real estate closing practice to bringing a celebratory and fun closing experience for all parties apart of the closing transaction. Why have a boring closing when you can be educated and celebrated at the same time. A mother of two boysand one girl, Mrs. Hawes and her husband are both very active in their local community.When not serving clients, Mrs. Hawes enjoys screaming on the sideline at her children’s sport games.