. . . when the listing agent — plugging the (new) listing at the weekly Tuesday office meeting — starts by saying, “Well, let’s see, on the first floor, there’s over 5,000 square feet . . .”

If you don’t know houses and square feet, a larger two-story family home with, say, 4 BR and 4 Baths, usually has something like 1,500 to 1,800 FSF on the first floor; another 1,500 or so on the 2nd level; and perhaps 1,000 FSF in the basement er, lower level.

Total:  around 4,000 FSF for the whole home.

About the author

Ross Kaplan has 19+ years experience selling real estate all over the Twin Cities. He is also a 12-time consecutive "Super Real Estate Agent," as determined by Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Ross was an attorney (corporate law), CPA, and entrepreneur. He holds an economics degree from Stanford.

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