Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
I have been a longtime fan of your real estate column. My elderly mother will be moving in with us. She has respiratory problems, and I am curious if you...
Trust Sale Disclosures
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
My son’s in-laws lived in San Diego, and both recently passed. He will be helping his wife sell the family home. Her father pas...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Being a landlord is getting more difficult
Dear Phyllis,
I love reading your real estate advice and have a situation I would love to get your input on. I inherited ...
How to buy out co-trustees?
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
I faithfully read your real estate advice and appreciate your insight. My father had a trust and recently passed. My two bro...
Hiring an inexperienced real estate agent
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
I have yet to see this exact scenario in your article. After a long illness, my mother passed. I have two si...
Buying a Flip
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
I appreciate your take on the real estate market and have a new topic for discussion. My son will be relocating to the Foothills soon an...
Possible discrimination
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
I am the trustee of my aunt’s estate. As you can appreciate, clearing out her home takes a while. In the meantime, I have ha...
Buyer taking possession
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
I find your real estate questions and answers so interesting. thank you! After a year, my daughter and her husband finally accep...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
My mother reads your real estate question and answers and told me to get your opinion. My fiancé and I made an offer on a La Crescenta home that had bee...
Selling a Haunted House
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.
Dear Phyllis,
My daughter attended college in Texas, and we decided to purchase a home instead of her renting. It was one of the oldest homes ...