Lot line confusion
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Dear Phyllis,
I am the trustee of my father’s estate. This home has been in our family since it was built in the 1940’s. Many ye...
Title removed from living trust
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Dear Phyllis:
After years of reading your real estate questions and answers, I have a doozy! My parents had a living trus...
What is a professional fiduciary?
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Dear Phyllis,
For the last five years I have been taking care of my father with little help from my brother (who live...
Endless Inspections
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Dear Phyllis,
We had our home on the market pre-covid and the buyer did so many inspections it was ridiculous. Whereas his agent was p...
Buy first or sell first?
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Dear Phyllis:
Since there is such a strong sellers’ market in real estate right now my husband and I are thinking it would be a...
Trustee Duties: Where to begin?
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Dear Phyllis,
My mother just passed. She had a living trust and I am her trustee. She has so much stuff and I don’t know...
Outside Real Estate Interference
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Dear Phyllis,
I have my home listed for sale with the agent who sold it to me. My brother is a loan officer and has been ...
Realtor Recommendations
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Dear Phyllis,
My Realtor has retired, and she has referred her clients to her son. I plan to move to Arizona to be near my sister ...
Buyers’ Remorse
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Dear Phyllis,
We purchased our home at the height of the real estate market in 2006 and now are trying to sell it. After being in our ho...
Real Estate disclosure blues
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Dear Phyllis,
I enjoy your weekly question and answer and haven’t seen you address real estate disclosures. I am in the ...