CA Bar #249708DRE #02118273Insurance Lic #4004589M–F 9–6
LA Vakil · Real Estate
Buy or sell with legal awareness built into the conversation.
Buyer, seller, probate and trust-property representation for Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, led by a California-licensed real estate professional who is also an attorney.
BuySellProbateTrust propertyLos Angeles & San Fernando Valley
Transaction Services
Representation for both sides of the transaction.
Each engagement identifies which professional license applies and what services are included.
Buyer Representation
Property search, offer strategy and transaction guidance with attention to the title, ownership and long-term planning questions that can affect a California purchase.
Property search across Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley markets
REO, foreclosure and distressed-property opportunities
Offer preparation and seller negotiation
Financing and relocation referrals for a coordinated closing
Title history and ownership-structure review
Trust vesting, step-up basis and estate-plan coordination
Seller Representation
Listing and sale support for ordinary and complex properties, with legal awareness available for trust, probate, title and ownership issues.
MLS and major-platform marketing strategy
Outreach to local, relocation and non-local buyers
Offer review and negotiation
Short-sale and lender-negotiation coordination
Probate and trust-property sale support
Pre-listing title and ownership review
Estate-plan coordination when a sale affects a trust or estate
When Coordination Matters
Complex property situations deserve more than a standard closing checklist.
Probate & Trust Sales
Support for executor authority, court-process timing, trust ownership and the practical steps required to market and transfer estate property.
Title & Ownership Strategy
Review of vesting, trust funding, beneficiary planning, reassessment concerns and how ownership choices affect the family plan.
REO & Distressed Property
Guidance for bank-owned property, short sales and foreclosures, including lender negotiation and transaction-risk review.
First-Time Buyers
Plain-language help with the contract, financing referrals, title choices, insurance needs and the estate-planning steps that follow a purchase.
Family Transfers & Proposition 19
Coordinated discussion of parent-child and grandparent-grandchild transfers, reassessment exposure and estate-planning considerations.
Relocation & Non-Local Buyers
Local-market guidance for clients moving into the San Fernando Valley, including introductions for financing, insurance and planning needs.
One Coordinated Practice
Property, legal planning and insurance affect one another.
Title choices can affect an estate plan. A probate sale can depend on legal authority. Insurance should reflect how a property is owned and used. LA Vakil coordinates those conversations while keeping each professional engagement clear.
Living trusts, deeds and probate-avoidance planning through LAESQUIRE
Buyer, seller, probate and trust-property representation
Home, landlord, umbrella and business coverage review
Clear disclosure of the license and engagement governing each service
What does it mean that my real estate professional is also an attorney?
Shekhar Chikhalikar holds California DRE license #02118273 and California State Bar license #249708. The applicable professional role and scope are identified in the engagement documents. Legal and brokerage services are coordinated when appropriate, rather than treating title, probate and ownership questions as afterthoughts.
Can you help with probate and trust-property sales?
Yes. Services include probate and trust-related listings, review of authority and title issues, coordination around court timelines, and marketing and negotiation for the property transaction.
Do you handle short sales, foreclosures and bank-owned property?
Yes. Buyer and seller services include distressed transactions, REO opportunities, short-sale coordination and lender negotiation. The specific risks and available protections are reviewed for the transaction.
How can Proposition 19 affect a family transfer?
California Proposition 19 changed important reassessment rules for certain parent-child and grandparent-grandchild transfers. Eligibility depends on the facts, so the transfer, title and estate plan should be reviewed together before documents are signed.
What areas do you serve?
The practice serves greater Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, including Chatsworth, Northridge, Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, Reseda, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch and Calabasas.
Start Here
Talk through the property and the bigger plan.
Use the free 10-minute review to identify the right next step for a purchase, sale, probate property, trust-owned property or distressed transaction.