The Ask Daniel Los Angeles Show

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: ​ 1) What's going to happen in the real estate market for the rest of 2020? 2) What do mortgage interest rates look like for home buyers right now? 3) Has it been difficult to show homes during the pandemic? 4) What's the hardest real estate deal you ever had?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions:​ 1) My low ball offer was flat out rejected by the home seller. Can I still submit a new offer? 2) Are real estate taxes included with my monthly mortgage payment? 3) What is the difference between a list price and sale price? 4) The buyer for my home is not removing their inspection contingency. Can I cancel the deal?​

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: 1) Can I sue the previous homeowner if the neighborhood where the home is located in turns out to be very noisy? 2) The buyers for my home want to move in before we close escrow. Should we let them? 3) I need to drill a couple of holes to install a security camera outside my condo door. Do I need to have that approved by the HOA? 4) Is doing a final walk through a requirement?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: 1) The buyer for my home wants to use their Rolex watch as their good faith deposit. Is that even possible 2) How long does a listing agreement usually last? 3) How many homes should I view before buying one? 4) My lender told me I will have to pay PMI. What is that?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: 1) I'm looking online at homes for sale. They all list the price per square foot. What does $500 per square foot mean? 2) We are in the final stages of closing on a condo. We are just about a week away from closing escrow. I'm not really sure this is the right place for us anymore. What's the worst thing that can happen if we back out of the deal now? 3) When I purchase a home, do I have to put the title of the property in my name? 4) I put in an offer on a property, but the listing agent said I have to get pre-approved with their lender before the seller can accept my offer. Why do I have to go through that process if I already got pre-approved through my own lender?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: 1) When applying for a mortgage, I've heard that applying for other types of credit before the mortgage is finalized can hurt your credit. Is this true? 2) We are already in escrow to sell my home, but I'm now having second thoughts on selling. How can I back out of the deal? 3) I recently went to get pre-approved for a home loan. The lender said he can't get me a loan because my credit score is too low. How can I raise my score? 4) My agent is having a hard time selling my home. I just don't think he is the right person for the job. What is the process to fire him?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: 1) I heard the Holiday season, in general, is not a good time to sell a property. What are your thoughts?​ 2) I bought my home a couple of months ago and now all of a sudden I received a "supplemental tax" bill in the mail. Who is supposed to pay that tax bill, me, or the previous homeowner? 3) Which month is better to put a home up for sale, January or February? 4) I'm about to close escrow and sell my home. Do I have to hire a professional cleaning company before I move out?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions:​ 1) At what point during the year are home sales usually the slowest? 2) Now that we found a buyer for my home and we are in escrow, is it safe for us to start moving out? 3) A lot of the homes I am touring are selling for more than the list price. How am I supposed to buy a property if everything I am interested in keeps selling over the asking price? 4) I do not want to spend a dime on staging my home. What other options are out there to make my home look more attractive to buyers?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: ​ 1) Now that my offer is officially accepted, how long does it take to close escrow on the home? 2) How do I send my deposit money over to the escrow company? 3) Is there a certain day I should close escrow on? 4) What is a special recording and how is it different than a regular recording?

*Episode 28 was filmed in August 2019 On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: ​ 1) Do you think home prices have gone up in value so far in 2019? 2) What should I expect to happen as I get closer to closing escrow on our home? 3) We are in the middle of buying a house right now. When does the title get transferred over to us and we officially become the owners of the home? 4) Once we close escrow, when do we turn over possession of my home to the buyer?

On this episode, I answer the following four real estate questions: 1) How is a licensed real estate broker different than a salesperson? 2) I need to extend the length of my loan contingency because my lender is having some funding issues. Is this going to be a problem? 3) Should I buy a co-op property? 4) What does best and final offer mean?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) Can a home seller have any contingencies to selling their home? 2) When will my property see the most action? 3) There is an offer deadline on a house I really like. Should I put in an offer right at the last minute? 4) What is the reason why a buyer would not be able to get a loan for my condo?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) Can I turn my property into an Airbnb? 2) How come the buyers of my home now have to do a final walkthrough? Isn't their inspection period over? 3) I have several trees in front of my house. What issues can that cause to my home? 4) I see a lot of properties on the market that say "BOM". What does that stand for?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) How many online views should my home's listing be getting? 2) If we get a general inspection done on our house before we put it on the market, will the buyer still want to inspect the home with their own inspector? 3) What are condo reserves? 4) I'm a really private person and don't want my neighbors to know that I am selling my home. Do I have to put a for sale sign in my front yard?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) Do I have to leave when a buyer is touring my property or can I stay? 2) Are there any more bank-owned properties? 3) I don't want to do any repairs to my home before selling. Can I sell it the way it is even though it's not in the best shape? 4) Just got an offer on my house. When does escrow officially begin?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) We got a low ball offer for our home. Should we just ignore it 2) Are there any first time home buyer incentives being offered right now? 3) What upgrades do I have to do to my home to get it ready to sell? 4) I can't find the permit for the additional bedroom I added to the house. Is that going to be an issue when I sell my home?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) We are closing escrow on our home this week! What proceedings do we need to physically be present for? 2) When do I have to send over my remaining money to close escrow? 3) What insurances are required when buying a house? 4) What inspections will the buyer of my home be doing?

*Episode 20 was filmed in January 2019 On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) How is the housing market going to be in 2019? 2) We just accepted an offer from a lovely couple to buy our house. What happens now? 3) Daniel, I am a real estate agent and I currently have 3 homes listed. They've been on the market for many months, in fact, I lowered the price on 2 of them… what's your secret to selling? 4) What is a statewide buyer and seller advisory?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) What fees do I have to pay when selling my house? 2) I'm going to fire my real estate agent! If I sell my home through a different Realtor, do I have to pay any type of commission fees to my old agent? 3) Should we get our loan pre-approval letter from a bank or do you suggest going to a loan broker instead? 4) How do loan contingencies work when buying a home?

On this episode, I answer the following 4 real estate questions: 1) What is a Seller Property Questionnaire? 2) How come Justin Timberlake can't sell his condo? 3) Do smoke detectors need to be hard-wired in or are battery operated good enough? 4) What's a counteroffer?