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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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Zillow and their Zestimate
Dear Phyllis,
I am a long-time reader of your real estate column and don’t believe you have discussed Zillow and their “...
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Planning on a Spring Home Sale
Dear Phyllis,
I have been enjoying your real estate Q + A for years. And I have a question: We will be selling o...
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Contingency removal
Dear Phyllis,
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
Dear Phyllis,
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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Deciphering real estate commissions
Dear Phyllis,
We are going to sell our home in the fall. While this may not be ideal timing, this is what wo...
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Sorting through an estate
Dear Phyllis,
My mother passed away last November, and I am the trustee of her estate. I have four brothers and sisters who a...
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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 ...