Selling A Parent’s Home Dear Phyllis, We sold our La Crescenta home five years ago and had a fantastic experience with our real estate agent. He was knowledgeable, professional, and truly went above and beyond for us. Now, as we’re preparing to sell my parents’ home, we’re facing a bit of a challenge. My brother […]
What Happens If You Don’t Have A Will Or A Trust Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your real estate wisdom and believe I have a new topic. My 95-year-old aunt is widowed. She and her husband never had children. She still drives and does her own shopping and errands. I visit once a week […]
Financial Planner Urging To Sell Dear Phyllis, I’m a big admirer and would appreciate your insight on a personal fi nancial matter. I’m a widow and my late husband used to handle all of our finances. Since his passing, I’ve hired a financial planner to help guide me. My assets include some stocks, Social Security […]
Estate Sale Options Dear Phyllis, I’ve been a longtime reader of your column and always appreciate your real estate insights. My aunt recently passed away and I’m now responsible for selling her home. I contacted the Realtor who initially helped her purchase the property to discuss listing it and asked for a referral for an […]
Benefits Of A Pre-Inspection Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your real estate advice and have great respect for your knowledge. After a long illness, my father passed, and I am the trustee of his estate. He has a home in La Crescenta to sell. He was very close to a woman he knew from […]
Motivation For Recommended Vendors Dear Phyllis, I am going to be listing my home for sale soon. The Realtor I interviewed suggested making some minor repairs to my home. She had a lot of recommendations for the front yard and pushed her preferred gardener. The way she pushed him made me uneasy. Also, she has […]
Vacant Land Scam Dear Phyllis, I have been following your real estate advice for years. I wanted to share a recent experience that I had to warn your readers. At the beginning of the year, I looked for land in Victorville since I have one of my businesses there. I found a property and made […]
Mortgage Impound Problems Dear Phyllis, I love the variety of questions in your column. I don’t believe you have touched on mortgage impound problems before. My daughter purchased her condo nearly ten years ago, refi nanced several years ago, and has a 2.75% mortgage. About eighteen months ago, her lender started impounding her loan. She […]
Why Didn’t the Seller’s Agent Spark a Bidding War? A Real Estate Mystery Dear Phyllis, We looked at a townhome that had been on the market for two months. The day we looked at it our agent and the seller’s agent communicated via text while we were there. We had a couple of questions, and […]
Best Practices When Accepting A Cash Offer Dear Phyllis, After two weeks on the market, we accepted an offer from a cash buyer. Escrow was scheduled to close in 15 days. The buyer removed their inspection contingency and, because there was no loan to worry about, we were mostly packed and ready to move. Now […]