Real Estate Question and Answer
Estate Sale Options
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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 ...
Benefits of a Pre-Inspection
 Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Benefits of a Pre-Inspection I look forward to your real estate advice and greatly respect your knowledge. After a long illness, my father passed, and I am the ...
Motivation for Recommended Vendors
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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...
Mortgage impound problems
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Mortgage impound problems Dear Phyllis, I enjoy the variety of questions in your column. However, I don’t believe you’ve addressed mortgage impound issues yet. Ne...
Vacant Land Scam
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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 y...
Why Didn’t the Seller’s Agent Spark a Bidding War? A Real Estate Mystery
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Why Didn't the Seller's Agent Spark a Bidding War? Dear Phyllis, We looked at a townhome that had been on the market for two months. The day we looked at it, our ag...
Best practices when accepting a cash offer
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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 fif...
Avoiding a Pre-Nup
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Avoiding a Pre-Nup Dear Phyllis, I enjoy your real estate column and believe I have a new topic for you. We started a savings fund for our daughter when she was bor...
