(That’s) One Way to Cut Your Property Taxes To: the anonymous neighbor(?) who toppled all my “Open House” signs the other morning From: your friendly neighborhood Realtor (me) Date: 7/30/2010 Re: my Open House signs Dear Neighbor: I’m sure you thought you thought you were striking a blow against obnoxious advertising the other morning when...Read More
Or, Real Estate’s “Swiss Army Knife” What’s the Realtor equivalent of duct tape — the (seeming) solution to every household repair problem? My personal candidate is a razor blade (single-sided — very important). In just the last week, I’ve used one to: open a painted-shut window; remove gunk stuck onto (otherwise) gorgeous hardwood floors; remove...Read More
Where Are All the Garages??Guess which of the following statements about the Country Club district in Edina are true: A. Fruit trees may not be planted on the boulevardsB. Country Club is known for relatively small lotsC. Front-loading garages were originally prohibited (and are still rare).D. Homes in Country Club cost more than $1 million....Read More
