Second Bite at the Apple One of the cornerstones of a good home marketing campaign is exposure on Broker Tour. Held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday (at least in the Twin Cities), that’s when agents showcase their new listings to the Broker community, and other agents get to efficiently keep up with all the new inventory (and frequently, get a...Read More
Helpful Neighbors I’m not sure if neighbors lend each other cups of sugar anymore. But, when visitors to my open house today in Golden Valley slipped on the front steps, I knew I had to do something. So, I borrowed a cup of salt — the melting kind — from the next-door-neighbor (it helps if...Read More
Next Stage: Integration + Ubiquity I have a few words of encouragement for Realtors walking around shell-shocked by the (accelerating) pace of technological change in general, and in the housing market in particular: It’s going to get better from here. And easier. That’s because the next stage(s) of evolution likely won’t involve qualitatively new or different technology....Read More
Uns(tr)ung Ensemble Walter White. Skyler. Jesse Pinkman. Hank Schrader. Walt Jr. “Gus” Fring. Saul Goodman. Mike (the Fixer). Jane Margolis. Jane Margolis’ father. The Assassins. Badger. Gail (the assistant chemist). And Tuco. Especially Tuco — perhaps the most electrifying villain since Kaiser Soze from “The Usual Suspects.” If a series can be judged by how many...Read More
George Carlinism #37 If the Guthrie Theatre qualifies as a Twin Cities landmark, does that make the Mississippi River a Twin Cities watermark? Just asking . . . (actually, it was my eight-year-old son who asked). P.S.: if you liked this post, check out this one.Read More
The Human Factor When do you list that duplex? It’s not after the city inspection is done. It’s not when the thermostat finally turns up. If you’re an especially decent landlord/owner (who also happens to be a client of mine), it’s a month from now, when your tenant has recovered from a health problem that...Read More
