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February 2014

“To the (Snow) Barricades!”

Snow Shoveling Double Jeopardy “Every time I think I’m out . . . they keep pulling me back in.” –Michael Corleone, “The Godfather III” Thousands of Minnesotans who thought they’d finally dug their way out of the latest snowfall — more than 10” in the last 48 hours — learned otherwise this morning. That’s when...
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Realtor Awards Season

Measuring Success It goes without saying that behind every successful Realtor, there is a less (in?)visible network of colleagues, support staff, and corporate/legal exec’s. In my case, that consists of fellow Edina Realty – City Lakes agent Kathy Dick, who frequently spells me (and even pinch hits for me at the occasional closing!); City Lakes’...
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Laid Low By Alleys & Driveways

Stuck! Something like 357 days a year, I feel like an idiot driving a burly, 4-wheel drive that gets abysmal gas mileage (tax-deductible or not). Then there are days like today. With numerous cars off the road (or marooned in home garages), mine is chewing through the fresh 10″ of snow like it was cotton...
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The New California Gold Rush, or, “Son, Have You Ever Considered Dropping Out of School (& Focusing on That Start-Up of Yours)??”

Coming Soon:  The Multi-Billion Company With One Employee “Facebook Enters $16 Billion Deal for WhatsApp.” —The New York Times (2/19/2014). Just because there aren’t any more gold rushes — like the one set off by James Marshall’s discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California in 1848  — doesn’t mean there aren’t any more rushes for...
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Live by the Lake . . . for Less!

If you want a nice, big home on Minneapolis’ Lake of the Isles or Lake Calhoun, it’ll set you back $1 million (easy). Too much? Then consider (much) more affordable Lake Nokomis, convenient to Minnehaha Falls, light rail, downtown, and the airport.* List price for this 4 BR/3 Bath home on the Lake’s southeast corner is $550k. *The...
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“Name That Project” Multiple Choice

Test your knowledge of local Twin Cities construction projects, and answer the following multiple choice question: What is going on at the northeast corner of Highway 7 and Louisiana Blvd. in St. Louis Park? A. Minnesota’s first site for hydraulic fracturing (also known as “fracking”); B. Prep work for the new Southwest light rail corridor;...
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