Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Dear Phyllis,
We just closed escrow and upon moving discovered that the seller removed the dining room light fixture and replaced it with a chea...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Dear Phyllis,
I look forward to reading your weekly real estate Q&A, and after years of enjoyment, I have a real estate related question for...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Please email us here.
Sellers Change of Heart
Dear Phyllis,
I have been reading your advice column for years and don’t think I have seen you address this...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Dear Phyllis,
I am helping my aunt sell her La Crescenta home so she can move closer to my sister who lives in Oregon. Her neighbor is a semi-re...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Dear Phyllis,
My youngest child graduates high school next year and will be going off to college. My husband and I plan to sell our La Canada ho...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Dear Phyllis,
I have been enjoying your column for years and believe I have a new dilemma. We sold our home pre-Covid and for the most part it w...
Last month July 2020, the most expensive home sold: 2435 Orange Avenue La Crescenta. This Vanity Fair featured home was listed for $1,849,000 and sold in eleven days for $1,784,000. The sellers purchased this home in 2018 for $1,144,720. At t...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Please email us here.
Dear Phyllis,
We have a flat roof that leaks. As the seller, we would rather disclose, at the time of sale, the leaky roof problem than ...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Please email us here.
Dear Phyllis,
I am living in my mother’s house, who recently passed. I am not the trustee but a beneficiary. My husband and I can only afford $5...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Selling during a pandemic
Dear Phyllis,
Well I know this is a new one! I was going to list my home on the market last month, but decided to put it off ...