Are You Working with a Semi-Pro? You wouldn’t want to fly on a plane flown by a part-time pilot. Or have your back operated on by a part-time surgeon. But if you’re not careful, you could end up represented by a part-time Realtor. That’s the upshot of “Swanepoel Trends Report 2010,” which notes that fewer...Read More
The Billion Dollar Money Manager Club Oh lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes BenzMy friends all drive Porsche’s, I must make amends. –Janis Joplin I must have just finished reading the 10th — or 100th — financial piece peppered with platitudes from investment managers who, very matter-of-factly, cumulatively seem to run more money than...Read More
Blogging & Solipsism Substitute “real estate” for “Wall Street,” and the following fits me pretty well: [My blog posts are] simply what someone who works on Wall Street is thinking about or looking at. “Helping to quiet down the voices in my head” would be a more suitable tag line. I find myself in agreement...Read More
Are Twin Cities Condo’s Suddenly Pet-Friendly? At my broker open in Golden Valley yesterday, a “civilian” (vs. Realtor) came through who was grumbling about a $6,000 special assessment just levied on the condo association where he lives. Apparently, even though the condo association’s Bylaws expressly prohibit animals, a resident who was evicted because he had...Read More
