By Murray Gottheil ( November 2, 2026, 2:50 PM EST) -- Many lawyers would agree that practising residential real estate is not the intellectual pinnacle of the legal profession. The argument goes that it is simple to do, the steps are repetitive, and it is properly the realm of law clerks, supervised (in theory) by qualified lawyers. Also, it has become a commodity, and clients are fee-sensitive. Simply put, it is difficult to get rich doing it, unless you can use clerks and support staff to process transactions in great volume, with experienced lawyers spending the minimum possible time on each matter....