A Kitchen Fit For a King Queen Royalty I’ve certainly seen upper bracket Kitchens with oversized, double wall ovens. Ditto for (very) large exhaust hoods. But, I don’t previously recall seeing quadruple wall ovens and a 12 foot exhaust hood. So, what Twin Cities home sports such deluxe amenities? None — at least that I’m aware of. Instead,...Read More
FOBH & The 2017 Housing Market Once upon a time, Twin Cities Realtors eschewed rentals (vs. purchases and sales). Compared to the “For Sale” market, rentals were notoriously time-consuming, low-paying, and involved lots of red tape (the average lease has more fine print and addenda than a standard Minnesota Purchase Agreement). Then, the housing bust...Read More
But First . . . a Brief History Lesson I don’t know about other states — I’m only licensed to sell real estate in Minnesota — but here, residential property taxes are due twice a year: May 15 and October 15. Those non-randomly chosen dates stretch back to when Minnesota’s economy — like practically every...Read More
Outsource vs. Do-It-Yourself; Racing the Inspection Clock (or Not) True or false: the $10 home radon tests sold at home improvement stores (Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc.) are less reliable than the $200+ tests performed by professional home inspectors (note: the do-it-yourself kits also charge a $35 lab fee for normal processing turnaround, for a total...Read More
