One of my favorite Cheech & Chong scenes has Cheech & Chong trying to contact the police after they discover that their van has been stolen. The problem: they don’t know the right name. “Cop?” Nope. “Fuzz?” Can’t find it. “Heat,” “pig,” “The Man?” Still nothing. So, it turns out that the reason my emails to...Read More
Is the Realtor “Just Blowing Smoke?” When people come through my Sunday open houses and express interest, I ask for their contact information and (attempt to) stay in touch. I’ll also call to give them a heads up if/when an offer is coming in. Invariably, I never hear back. Which leads to one (or more) of...Read More
Blame it on Having 2 Adolescent Sons* If you had multiple shots of a Living Room, you’d label them “Living Room #1” and “Living Room #2,” right? Likewise, if you had two photos of a Dining Room, you’d logically call them “Dining Room #1” and “Dining Room #2.” So, how would you caption two shots of an...Read More
Buying Trouble Would you consider it material that a building’s Condo Association had recently sued — and just recovered $500,000 from — the developer in connection with leaky windows in the building (located by Lake Calhoun)? And that no sales had taken place for almost two years, while the lawsuit was pending? I sure would —...Read More
Or Maybe That’s “Patience” My wife, who’s a physical therapist, has patients. On the other hand, I, as a Realtor, have clients. At least it seems that way most days. Of course, as my colleagues who specialize in short sales know . . . “patients” isn’t very far off.Read More
Channeling Wayne Gretzky, or “Zen & the Art of Real Estate Sales” It’s hardly a coincidence that just-named Minnesota Realtor of the Year (and Edina Realty City Lakes colleague) Budd Batterson espouses a philosophy remarkably like that of former hockey great Wayne Gretzky. See if you recognize the similarity between the following: “I skate to...Read More
