Expert, localized Los Angeles answers provided by Heather Roy

Ask Heather about: Mortgages, Finance, Taxes or Home Selling?
July 2007: Real State Advice Posts

Agent Buying Property

Studying for License

How to Start Investing

Escrow Payment Going Up

Terminating a Listing

Cul-de-Sac

Commission Question

Fence Problem

Unclear Title

Taking Down Tree

Must He Buy?

7.75 Fixed Rate

Land as Down Payment

Significant Other Died

Survey Shows Encroachment

Buying Without Agent

Giving a Lot to Son

Changed Her Mind

Section 1031 Hopeful

Showing House After Contract

Selling to Former Customers

Across from Construction

Buying Shopping Plaza

What Does "Re-Listing" Mean?

Tenants Splitting Up

How Much to Offer

Fire Alarm Disconnected

Family Transfer

Late Paying Tenant

Stained Carpets Concealed

Co-owner Moved OUt

Interest-Only Mortgage

Timeshare Worry

Agent Claiming Commission

Appraised Value

FAcing Foreclosure

Starting in Real Estate

Used Neighbor's Land

Behind in Payment

Two Units Mortgaged

Becoming a Co-Owner

Predatory Mortgage

Selling Part Interest

Need as Short Sale

Buying Out of State

House Needs Work

Insurance Claims Statement

Wife's Claim

Who Gets the Contract

Personal Question

Buying a Parsonage

Seller Backing Out

Assessment Information Wrong

Co-Signers on Loan

Looking for Push Pins

Rent to Own

Is It Sold?

Paying the Broker

Borrowing from 401k

Transferring Mother-in-Law'sHome

Selling After Listing Expires

Liability on Loan

Mortgage Payment Lost

Undisclosed Defect

Property Taxes at Closing

Buying New Appliances

License Reciprocity

Tax on Sale of Home

Agent Listing Own Property

Days on Market

Adding Wife's Name

Who's to Blame

Qualifying for a Mortgage Loan

Co-Owners Disagree

Basic Investing

Entity for Investor

Who Pays the Broker?

Investor Choosing Professionals

Buying with Bad Credit

Forclosure Wipes Out Lease

Excluding Certain Buyers from Commission

Firing the Realtor

When to Drop the Price

Bought Under Appraised Value

  Back to Archive