Real Estate Question and Answer
Was there really another offer?
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My mother reads your real estate question and answers and told me to get your opinion. My fiancé and I made an offer on a La Crescenta home that had bee...
Selling a Haunted House
Selling a Haunted House Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My daughter attended college in Texas, and we decided to purchase a home instead of her renting. It was one of the oldest homes ...
Deciphering escalation clauses
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, I always look forward to your real estate advice. Especially considering my daughter and her husband's recent experience in writing an offer for a home i...
Probate disclosure requirements
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My husband passed, but he didn’t have a living trust. He purchased the home before we were married, and I was never put on the title. Therefore, the ho...
Termite Company Warranty
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, We just closed on our home and discovered termite droppings. A recent termite inspection indicated there were no termites. We contacted a different...
How to Select My Trustee
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, Having read your column for years, I know how important it is to have a living trust. And I recall you mentioning that it’s preferable to have just one...
Evicting a family member
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, I am an “Ask Phyllis” fan and hope you can help me. My parents had a vacation home in Palm Springs. For years, our extended family enjoyed weekends t...
Selling an out of state fixer
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My cousin passed away, and I am the trustee of his estate. He never married and never had children. Several cousins are the beneficiaries. His home is in...
