The Rehab “White Elephant” When isn’t bigger better? (Try saying that 3 times!). When it’s a major rehab. The dividing line seems to be about 3,000 finished square feet. Below that, and “bringing up” a house with the proverbial good bones can be done for as “little” as $150k or so, spent strategically (Kitchen: $40k;...Read More
Instant Amnesia — Or Something Worse? If it exists, it’s possible.–unknown Believe me, it’s not what it is.–caption, New Yorker cartoon (what husband caught in bed with another woman says to his wife, standing in the doorway). Let’s see: as every investor, saver, employed person and sentient being knows, the U.S. financial system — indeed,...Read More
How Much Does a Showing Cost? Showing a home doesn’t cost money, does it? It does if you’re a Realtor. My cost accounting expertise — such as it was — is long gone, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a rough sense of how much each showing costs me. Whereas listing agents — representing...Read More
