Refusing To Move Dear Phyllis, My sister has been living with my mother for 20 years. My mother passed two years ago and as the trustee of the estate I want to sell the home. It’s horse property in Acton on over two acres. For the last two years my sister has not paid rent. […]
Termites Found After Purchase Dear Phyllis, I appreciate your weekly real estate advice and have a question for you. Eighteen months ago, my son purchased his home. At that time, the seller paid for $1600 in termite work. His neighbor works for a large nationwide termite company and told him he noticed a lot of […]
Purpose Of The Home Inspection Dear Phyllis, I think you provide a valuable service to the community, and I look forward to reading your real estate column. If you have already discussed the purpose of the home inspection, my apologies for being redundant. Upon my son’s Realtor’s insistence, he hired a home inspector. The inspector […]
Changing The Terms Of The Contract Dear Phyllis, My daughter, who is moving to San Luis Obispo, listed her home for sale with the real estate agent who sold it to her. As an avid reader of your column, I advised my daughter that she should make her sale contingent upon her finding a home […]
How Long Will It Take To Sell My Home? Dear Phyllis, My company is relocating to Florida, and they will be paying my selling expenses. I have been reading your column for so many years, I feel as if I know you. Unfortunately, for us to obtain the full transfer package we need to use […]
How Do I Prepare The Home To Sell? Dear Phyllis, I am the trustee of my aunt’s estate. She has a home on Balboa Island. I am a faithful reader of your column and believe in preparing the home to sell. I want to do everything needed to sell for the highest possible price. I […]
How To Successfully Buy A Home In This Market Dear Phyllis, I look forward to getting the CV Weekly and especially reading your real estate advice. My son has been trying to buy a home for more than six months. He has made five offers, responded to multiple counter offers and can’t seem to get […]
Stuck In Escrow With An Investor Dear Phyllis, My uncle passed without a will, and I am the administrator of his probate estate. He has a late 1890’s Victorian home in Los Angeles. It’s not a great area and the home needs a lot of work. We originally had an offer that was just $10,000 […]
Selling In A Divorce Dear Phyllis, After fifteen years of marriage my wife and I are getting divorced. The decree stated that she and the children could remain in the home until my youngest son graduated high school, which he did in June. We further agreed that we would both submit three real estate agents […]
Title Removed From Living Trust Dear Phyllis, After years of reading your real estate questions and answers, I have a doozy! My parents had a living trust established. They have both passed, my father more recently. I just learned that his home was removed from the living trust during a refinance. The attorney I consulted […]