Artfully Sloughing Off Seller Requests for Feedback — or, “Minnesota Nice — Realtor Version” The Realtor equivalent of “How are you?” or “Have a nice day!” is telling would-be home Sellers (and their agents) that their client is “just starting to look.” While that may occasionally be true, more often it’s code for one (or...Read More
Handling an estate sale, depending on the circumstances, can be (very) hard for Realtors. That’s especially true if they are close to the family. But, at least one part is easy: setting a price on the home’s value as of the date the former owner (“decedent”) passed away. The heirs typically need that value for...Read More
“Get Me Outta Here!” “We may be small, but we’re slow.” –Cal Tech football team slogan After record-breaking cold this Winter, the Twin Cities is now in the throes of record-breaking April precipitation. I’d compare the local weather to Seattle . . . but that would be unfair to Seattle: that city is expecting record-breaking...Read More
