Summer 3 B’s = Beach + Barbecue + Beer! (The perfect fun equation) YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS!VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions emailed/called in to us) QUESTION: I made an offer and the Seller countered with a 15 day escrow and 2 day physical inspection contingency. The counter offer also asked that … Read more
School is out and the summer season begins! Will real estate sales swing into its busy time? YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS!VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions emailed/called in to us) QUESTION: (The things that come across my desk!) I am doing a scene for a novel in which real estate identity theft plays … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS!VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I want to avoid probate. Can I sign a deed and keep it safe, maybe in a safe deposit box, so that if something happens to me, my beneficiaries can go to the safe deposit box and … Read more
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS!VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I am buying a property in Northern California and have a Seller who is a foreigner. We are closing escrow tomorrow. I read up regarding the foreigner withholding issues and your article was very comprehensive. I want … Read more
It’s March! Renew and Rejuvenate! Say Bye-Bye to Winter!Daylight Savings Time – Spring Forward on March 13, 2022 YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS!VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I have a question regarding alerting the County regarding the death of the Trustee of the Living Trust. I … Read more
Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger! – February 1, 2022 Birth years – 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Characteristics – Independent, a leader, protector, has high esteem of self, reckless Compatability – Pig, Horse, Dog Incompatability – Monkey YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS! VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT (Real … Read more
If 2022 goes as quickly as 2021 did, I am going to start planning my Christmas holiday in January! YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS!VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT(Real questions sent to us – verbatim!) QUESTION: I just got a property tax bill from the LA County Tax Collector. I already paid one for … Read more
Happy Holidays! It had to come around sooner or later, and to many of us, it is definitely sooner than later. Kudos to those who put up their Christmas decorations right after the Halloween pumpkins, skeletons, and witches. Perhaps those are people who don’t have to work 24/7 like some of us in our industries. Or … Read more
Nov 3, 2021 Halloween is done! We’re suddenly at the end that it felt like I jumped through a space-time wormhole. As a reminder, from today’s date: Thanksgiving is 21 days Christmas is 51 days New Years is 59 days Just saying, because you know you will need to pre-order all the Christmas gifts that … Read more
The 2021 Autumn Equinox has come and gone. For those of you who did not realize, it was on Sep 22, 2021. Its significance is that on that day, daytime and nighttime were equal. In other words, the days are all downhill after that. Get ready for the FALL. Right. I meant the noun and … Read more