Lot line confusion
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Dear Phyllis,
I am the trustee of my father’s estate. This Glendale home has been in our family since it was built in the 1940’s...
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Title removed from living trust
Dear Phyllis:
After years of reading your real estate questions and answers, I have a doozy! My parents had a living tr...
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 liv...
Selling Quietly
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Selling Quietly
Dear Phyllis,
I look forward to your real estate questions and think this is a new topic for discussion. I have a sist...
What happens if the seller refuses to move?
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Dear Phyllis,
Recently, you wrote an article regarding a seller renting back a home. The question was whether a security...
Seller Rent Backs – Should there be a security deposit?
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Dear Phyllis,
I think you previously addressed a situation where the seller rented back. My son is in escr...
Online real estate sites can be misleading
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Dear Phyllis,
I enjoy reading your real estate answers and wanted to share a recent experience for your readers’ b...
Endless Inspections
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Dear Phyllis,
We had our home on the market pre-COVID, and the buyer did so many inspections that it was ridiculous. Whereas his agent was part o...
Buy first or sell first?
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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 good time...
Trustee Duties: Where to begin?
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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 where t...