A Seller’s Perspective
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 ...
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...
Endless Inspections
Endless Inspections Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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?
Buy first or sell first? Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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?
Trustee Duties: Where to begin? Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. 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...
