Main Content

Home » Real Estate Question and Answer » Page 5

Real Estate Question and Answer

ask phyllis a real estate question

Deciphering escalation clauses

Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, I always look forward to your real estate advice. Especially considering my daughter and her husband's recent experience in writing an offer for a home i...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Probate disclosure requirements

Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My husband passed, but he didn’t have a living trust. He purchased the home before we were married, and I was never put on the title. Therefore, the ho...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Termite Company Warranty

  Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, We just closed on our home and discovered termite droppings. A recent termite inspection indicated there were no termites. We contacted a different...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

How to Select My Trustee

Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, Having read your column for years, I know how important it is to have a living trust. And I recall you mentioning that it’s preferable to have just one...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Evicting a family member

Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, I am an “Ask Phyllis” fan and hope you can help me. My parents had a vacation home in Palm Springs. For years, our extended family enjoyed weekends t...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Selling an out of state fixer

Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My cousin passed away, and I am the trustee of his estate. He never married and never had children. Several cousins are the beneficiaries. His home is in...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Mortgage Preapproval Affects Credit

Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, My daughter hopes to buy a home, and she is early in the process. Even so, her Realtor insisted she gets prequalified before showing her any homes. The R...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

How to buy out co-trustees?

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 b...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Selling a Vacant Home

Selling a Vacant Home   Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Dear Phyllis, I reside in La Canada and specifically hired a Seal Beach Realtor who lives close to the home my parents owned. He assur...

Read more

ask phyllis a real estate question

Hiring an inexperienced real estate agent

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 sist...

Read more