Ask Phyllis! The Importance Of Open Houses Dear Phyllis, My husband and I will be moving the beginning of the year. As we have a lot of nosey neighbors and don’t want them in our home we have informed our Realtor® that we don’t want open houses. Our […]
Ask Phyllis! Date Of Death Evaluations Dear Phyllis, My sister passed away last month and I am the executor of her will. Her home is in San Diego and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed over how much involvement there will be overseeing the sale of this home. The attorney informed me that for tax […]
Ask Phyllis! Home Selling – How Far To Go? Dear Phyllis, I am going to be getting my home on the market and I met with my Realtor® – the one who sold us our home. She suggested moving some of our furniture and bringing in rental furniture. I can’t believe this is really […]
Ask Phyllis! Lowest Commission? Dear Phyllis, I will be selling my home in the fall. What is the best way for me to find the agent with the lowest commission?. JL Dear JL, In our neighborhood the most common commission structure is between 5% – 6%. The commission is divided four ways: • Listing Agent […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Delaying Capital Gains Dear Phyllis, I enjoy your column and don’t believe you have yet addressed capital gains tax. My wife and I own a commercial (business) property which is leased. If we sell this and buy one or two houses or a duplex as rental property for […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Embarrassed To Sell Dear Phyllis, I am a regular reader of real estate questions and think I have a new dilemma. My husband and I got divorced more than a decade ago and it has been extremely difficult for me to maintain my house. It seems that most […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Handling An Out of State Sale Dear Phyllis, I am a regular reader of real estate questions and think I have a new dilemma. My husband and I got divorced more than a decade ago and it has been extremely difficult for me to maintain my house. […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Handling An Out of State Sale Dear Phyllis, I am the executor of my Uncle’s estate (he resided in Texas). He didn’t have his affairs in order and I learned that although he has a will the home sale must go through […]
Ask Phyllis! How To Determine If Your Agent Is Doing A Good Job Dear Phyllis, We have had our home listed for a couple of months with only one low ball offer. I read in your column that it’s a seller’s market but not for my house. It seems that every home but mine […]
Ask Phyllis! Why Some Homes Don’t Get Shown Dear Phyllis, We have had our home on the market for two months. During the first couple of weeks we had about 15 people come by to look, but since then, we only get a couple different ones a week. I keep reading that there is […]