Ask Phyllis! Renegotiating After The Fact Dear Phyllis, I had six bids almost immediately after getting my home on the market. I accepted the highest which I am now regretting. The buyer’s agent is from Orange County and never shows up for inspections, but that’s another story. We extended our 30 day escrow giving […]
Ask Phyllis! For Sale By Owner Dear Phyllis, My husband is being relocated back East and we need to sell our home. The market is great, why shouldn’t I try to sell it myself. Why don’t more people try this? PJR Dear PJR, Most sellers hire Realtors® because selling a home is extremely complicated. […]
Ask Phyllis! Do Pre-Inspections Need To Be Disclosed Dear Phyllis, We have lived in our 85 year old home for forty years. Last year, on the advice of our Realtor® we had a pre-inspection done prior to putting it on the market. We listed it in September and our agent was pushing us to […]
Ask Phyllis! Why Price Per Foot Is Not The Best Indicator Of Value Dear Phyllis, I am heavily relying on price per square foot when making offers but I have lost bidding wars on two houses. My agent keeps telling me that the price per square foot is not a good way […]
Ask Phyllis! Who Should Show My Home Dear Phyllis, We hired our Realtor® based on a recommendation from a co-worker. Our home has been on the market for over a month and we have only received one low offer. We have had lots of showings by agents other than ours. Our real estate agent doesn’t […]
Ask Phyllis! Assisting In And Out Of State Sale Dear Phyllis, My 82 year old mother lives in Arizona and is ready to get her home up for sale. She has lived there for thirty years and it definitely needs updating, although, the roof, electrical, plumbing and heating have all been […]
Ask Phyllis! Securing A Home Office Dear Phyllis, I have been reading your real estate answers for years but I don’t recall this subject coming up: I need to move in the next couple of years. I run my business out of my home and there are several computers and lots of files with […]
Ask Phyllis! Verifying Your Offer Was Submitted Dear Phyllis, Because mine wasn’t the only offer, I made an offer $20,000 higher than the home’s asking price. I just checked online and found out the home sold for less than my offer. How do I know my offer was even submitted? Is there any action […]
Ask Phyllis! How Much Access Is The Buyer Entitled? Dear Phyllis, After rounds of counter offers we sold our home. The buyer did their inspection and then there were more inspections and another round of negotiations. Just when I thought we were done, my agent called to tell me the buyer wants to come […]
Ask Phyllis! Dissecting Multiple Offers Dear Phyllis, We received four offers on our home, two of which were at the same price. My agent pushed one over the others which we accepted. Now that we are in escrow this buyer is making demands for repairs and credits. In hindsight I think perhaps our agent […]