Real Estate Question and Answer
How do I prepare the home to sell?
How do I prepare the home to sell? Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here 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
How to successfully buy a home in a seller's market Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Please email us here. Dear Phyllis, I look forward to getting the CV Weekly and reading your real estate advice. My...
Stuck in escrow with an investor
Stuck in escrow with an investor Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here 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
Lot line confusion Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here 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
Title removed from living trust Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis: After years of reading your real estate questions and answers, I have a doozy! My parents had a living trus...
Professional fiduciary
What is a professional fiduciary? Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here 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
Selling Quietly Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, 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...
What happens if the seller refuses to move?
What happens if the seller refuses to move? Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, Recently, you wrote an article regarding a seller renting back a home. The question was whether a ...
