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April 6, 2017

Can That 80′ Wide Lot Be Split? Short Answer: “It Depends” (on the City)

Adding Value by (Sub)Dividing Given the combination of an (over)heated Twin Cities housing market; high demand for new construction; and housing stock which can be functionally obsolete if not in disrepair, it should be no surprise that there are plenty of local homes that are worth less than the land underneath them. That’s especially so...
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Identifying Mediocre Electricians — & Realtors

Winnowing Out Underperformers “The reason dolphins have a reputation for saving drowning swimmers is you never hear from all the ones they push out to sea.” I remember asking an electrician — years ago — how a layman like me could tell a good electrician from a bad one. “The really bad ones are dead,”...
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