What are the most common big-ticket inspection issues? Roofs, to be sure. Also furnaces, foundations, sub-standard plumbing or electric, and any suspect major appliances. But all of those things are usually already known to the Seller — and therefore properly disclosed (and preferably, addressed before a home even comes on the market). No Symptoms Which leaves items that Sellers...Read More
You know that Minnesotans are having an old-fashioned winter when the latest multi-inch snowfall doesn’t even rate a mention on the news. Nor does anyone seem to know — or care — how much the latest storm is supposed to dump. Instead, when you ask someone if they’ve heard a forecast . . . all...Read More
Price Taker or Price Maker (& Fixer, Stealer, etc.)? The devil theory of Goldman Sachs, at bottom, rests on the premise that Goldman knows the future better than its customers or the rest of us. –Holman Jenkins, “‘Defining the Facebook Deal“; The Wall Street Journal (Jan. 15-16, 2011) THAT’S “the devil theory of Goldman Sachs??” Really?...Read More
