Edina Realty (Great Grand)Parent Co. Honored [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] When people think of capital, they most likely think of financial capital — that is, money. But there’s also “political capital” — a combination...Read More
“Going for the Brain” Isn’t that all human beings are? Just a brain kept alive by a complex and vulnerable machine we call the body? The brain cannot survive if just one part of the machine is destroyed or even deprived of such necessities as food or oxygen. That is the only measurable difference between...Read More
Bottle Openers & Grand Pianos If fixtures were a function of size, the grand piano would stay with the home while the wall-mounted bottle opener would go. But they’re not (a function of size). Rather, whether or not something’s a fixture depends on whether it’s permanently attached to the home. Even then, Buyers’ and Sellers’...Read More
Overreaching Sellers (& Their Side Effects) The big story in the housing market so far this year has been (lack of) inventory. As previously discussed on this blog, that has resulted — at least in the lower price rungs dominated by first-time Buyers — in multiple offers, upward price pressure, and lots of frayed Buyers (and...Read More
Ok, so that’s not what the letter — sent by certified mail, no less — actually said. But, it’s not hard to see why my client thought that. In fact, what they received was a subcontractor notice, commonly referred to as a prelien notice, informing them that the value of the goods and services that the contractor...Read More
(Un)Grammatically Speaking One of the less-heralded parental duties is (gently) correcting your kid’s bad grammar — or trying to. Witness this recent exchange between me and my 8 year-old daughter: She: ‘Did you know that Raffy (family dog) digged a big hole in the garden?” Me: “It’s “dug,” not “dig.” She (with emphasis): “Did you know that...Read More
