Change the terms of the contract
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My daughter, who is moving to San Luis Obispo, listed her home for sale with the real estate agent who sold i...
Ring Doorbells
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Dear Phyllis,
I love reading your real estate advice and have not seen you yet address the Ring doorbell. After months of looking, my niece j...
How to find the listing agent?
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
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I have been reading your real estate questions since the Glendale News Press and am so glad you continue to wri...
How do I prepare the home to sell?
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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 ...
How to successfully buy a home in a seller's market
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I look forward to getting the CV Weekly and reading your real estate advice. My...
Stuck in escrow with an investor
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Dear Phyllis,
My uncle passed without a will, and I am the administrator of his probate estate. He has a late 1890’s V...
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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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...
Selling Quietly
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I look forward to your real estate questions and think this is a new topic for discussion. I have a sister who my mother di...