A Partial List (Half, to be Exact) What does your Realtor do to earn their commission? As a Buyer’s agent, the list includes: –Making you aware of a house you wouldn’t have otherwise found. Or, certainly not as fast. –Positioning you to buy that house, possibly navigating multiple offers from competing buyers. –Putting an...Read More
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin This Saturday How do you know that the Minnesota Gopher football team is having a banner year? It’s not their 8-2 record, wins over powerhouses Nebraska and Penn State, or even their (brief) appearance in “Top 25” polls. Give up? It’s their (prime time) game time: specifically, 2:30 p.m this Saturday vs....Read More
One Set of Pipes or Two? First, a caveat: for the record, I’m never in favor of winterizing a home, even one that’s vacant, even in Minnesota in the winter. In my experience, it’s almost always more cost-effective to empty such a home, move any to-be-disposed-of personal effects into storage, and expeditiously get the home on...Read More
