Best (& Worst) Local Cities for Realtors
Just like people, some cities have their act together, some don’t.
Ranking very high in the former category: the city of Edina.
Admittedly, it’s not the most important thing for Realtors (or their clients), but it does come up.
Examples include: getting information about zoning and building permits; compliance with any applicable truth-in-sale of housing ordinances; and navigating city rules regarding things like set-backs and remodeling.
Cities That Twitter
So, from a Realtor’s perspective, what separates a well-run city from one less so?
Here’s my (subjective) list of criteria:
–Well-designed and current Web site
–No maddening “phone trees” or voice mails that never get returned
–Being routed, quickly, to an actual human being who has jurisdiction over the issue/question you’re dealing with, who’s authoritative and knowledgeable.
On all these counts, Edina scores superbly (I won’t name a city that doesn’t score so well, but it rhymes with “Schminneapolis”).
P.S.: to my knowledge, the City of Edina is the only local municipality that now twitters!
