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Customary Earnest Money Deposit
Dear Phyllis,
My daughter and her husband have been looking at La Crescenta homes on and off for about six months. Recent...
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Listing Photos: An Invasion of Privacy?
Dear Phyllis,
After searching for a Tujunga home for almost a year, we finally found one! The loan approval proce...
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Contingency removal
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My fiancée and I recently closed on our first home. Our Realtor instructed us that it is customary to make a deposit...
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How to Win the Bidding War
Dear Phyllis,
Last year, we made offers on three homes, getting outbid on each one. We would like to try again. What advice ...
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A Buyer Brokerage Agreement
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I contacted a well-known La Crescenta Realtor last week to see a home that has been on the market for almost ...
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What’s included in the Sale?
Dear Phyllis,
We just closed escrow on our La Canada home and, upon moving in, discovered that the seller had ...
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Sellers' Change of Heart
Dear Phyllis,
I have been reading your advice column for years, and I don’t think I have seen you address ...
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Buyer - Seller communication
Dear Phyllis,
I have been enjoying your column for years and believe I have a new dilemma. We sold our Sunland h...
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Buying during COVID
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I am living in my mother’s house, who recently passed. I am not the trustee but a beneficiary. My husband a...
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Can I Afford to Move?
I look forward to reading your real estate news because you discuss a lot of timely topics. If you have answered this before, my apo...