A Buyer’s Perspective
Winning the bidding wars
Dear Phyllis, Last year, we made offers on three homes and were outbid on each one. We would like to try again. What advice can you offer on winning the bidding wars? Laura Dear Laura, Home buying 101 - first things first: The sel...The Real Estate Waiting Game
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Please email us here Dear Phyllis, Our real estate agent has been showing us homes for quite some time. Last week we finally fo...Tips for First Time LA Home buyers
Most first time LA home buyers start the process anxious, excited, nervous, and some even terrified. It’s natural. A home is the largest and most expensive purchase that most people will make in a lifetime. It can either turn out to be a ...
1654 Highland Ave Glendale – SOLD
The city of Glendale has many historic neighborhoods. I represented the buyer of this Spanish beauty in Northwest Glendale’s Ard Eevin Highlands Historic District. This Spanish treasure is located at 1654 Highland Ave. Glendale. Not only ...
Ask Phyllis: How to handle seller’s request for Rent-Backs?
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, After looking at homes for months, my fiancée and I finally made an offer. The sellers had several...
Why was your purchase offer not accepted?
Why was your purchase offer not accepted? Most of my listings have sold this year in multiple offers. In today's competitive real estate climate, all offers have prequalification or preapproval letters, and evidence of down payment. Most also...
Buying a Home Contingent Upon the Sale of Your Present Home
I just closed escrow for a client who has been toying with the idea of moving to a larger La Canada home for nearly five years. Their dilemma in this overheated real estate market has been trying to get an offer accepted when their offer is con...
Not all mortgage lenders are created equal
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." — The Declaration of Independe...
