I had the extreme pleasure of working with Scott Butler on the selling of my father’s house in Los Angeles. I happen to meet Scott under unfortunate circumstances. My 92-year-old father had gone missing. Scott had sold the house next door. He was one of the first people to help in the search for my dad. He was found but was found deceased. Compounding matters was the fact that I no longer live in the Los Angeles area. I now live in West Sacramento, CA. Fast forward to the decision, my sister and I had to sell our childhood home. Since Scott had done such a beautiful job with updating and selling the house next door, I asked for his help to sell my f...

As first-time home buyers, my husband and I weren’t entirely sure how to approach the home-buying process, especially in the daunting and quickly evolving Los Angeles market. We spent almost a year casually looking at Trulia and Zillow, researching neighborhoods, and occasionally dropping into an open house. We eventually narrowed in on the View Park, Leimert Park, Windsor Hills, and Baldwin Hills neighborhoods, doing a whirlwind of open house visits. Without having many acquaintances who had bought in these neighborhoods, we didn’t have any recommendations for realtors, so our approach was, “Let’s visit some houses. Maybe we’ll not only find a hous...

When my wife and I decided to relocate from Los Angeles to Atlanta, due to our circumstances, we only had several months to make all of our arrangements. Our biggest challenge and worry was being able to sell our home. We had purchased the home in 2003 and by 2011 had experienced the rise and burst of the housing bubble. As a result of the housing crisis and our circumstances, a short sale was the only option. We knew that a short sale would be difficult, so we reached out to all our family and friends who were real estate professionals. Sadly, each person we spoke with explained to us why we would not be able to short sale our home, or should I say...