Just Don’t Call Them “Closers” Baseball has starting pitchers and relief pitchers — why can’t real estate have “Starting Realtors” and “Relief Realtors?” The Relief Realtor’s job? Once the deal has been struck and the Inspection Contingency removed, to make sure that all the remaining hurdles and hiccups* that can derail a deal . . ....Read More
“I Heard it on the (Realtor) Grapevine” I just got a heads up from an acquaintance about an upper bracket home in Minnetonka that will be coming on the market shortly as a “For Sale By Owner” (“FSBO”). The home reportedly needs work, was last on the market decades ago, and the homeowner has no residential...Read More
“What’s .00001% x $315 Million?” I think I speak for bloggers everywhere reacting to the news that The Huffington Post sold to AOL for $315 million when I say: ‘CRAP!! THAT’S IT?!’ Reaction #2: ‘what’s .000001 x $315 million?’ (answer: $32, rounded up). The incredulity has to do with the eye-popping valuations being sported by...Read More
