Real Estate Question and Answer
Should I sell or rent my home?
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...
Can a home seller change their mind?
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...
When is the buyer’s deposit at risk?
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...
Planning my home sale
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...
Buyer – Seller communication
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...
2435 Orange Avenue La Crescenta – Most Expensive Home Sold July 2020
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...
Selling with a leaky roof
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 ...
Buying during COVID
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...
