Three Factors How much do you discount for a one-car garage? The short answer: “it depends.” Specifically, I think that the three most important variables are: One. What is the surrounding housing stock like? In close-in, older Minneapolis neighborhoods, many homes have one car garages (still). Detached, one car garages. When that’s the standard, the...Read More
“Old Wine in New Bottles?” No, the homes didn’t debut on the market at 12:01 a.m. (the earliest time I saw was 9:29 a.m.). And no, the would-be Seller didn’t win a lifetime supply of diapers, detergent, or some other promotional item (I suppose the housing equivalent would be a Home Depot gift certificate, or maybe a...Read More
Or Should That Be, “Whddya Know?!?” “What do you know?!” might very well be the Swiss Army knife of expressions. I count no fewer than five different meanings: #1. What do you know about something nefarious; accusatory. Police to burglary suspect: “a Rolex watch is missing from the hotel room; what do you know [about it]?” #2....Read More
I’m sure I’m not the only parent of a college-age offspring home on winter break who — while happy to see their kids going out at night with their friends — worries just a little about whether they’re being responsible. In my son’s case, it helps that one of his high school buddies is now...Read More
Shaving the Bologna Ever-Thinner First, Starbucks tried to make me learn Italian. Always bad at languages, I ignored their preferred “venti” and “grande,” and continued to order my (very occasional) “16 oz. skim latte,” same as always. Next, I had to decipher the rental car companies’ vernacular. Let me save you 20 minutes on hold: a...Read More
