How do you spell “ice dam?” I know more than a few local homeowners filling out their Seller Disclosure this Spring ” or maybe just bad spellers ” who are tempted to add an “n.” And if you had one this past Winter, you’d better disclose it. Either that, or hope that: a) the Buyer’s inspector is...Read More
Getting You More Money For Your Home & More Home For Your Money “A great football coach can take his’n and beat your’n, and then he can turn around and take your’n and beat his’n.” –Long-time football coach Bum Phillips (my paraphrase). Entering my 18th(!) year selling homes, I think I finally have come up...Read More
Dried Up I’m starting to think the manufacturer of Sharpie pens (my favored writing instrument, along with a blue ink, .50 micron Uni-ball pen) has stumbled upon an especially clever — and diabolical — way to sell more pens: design a too-loose pen cap. When it invariably falls off, the pen dries up — and...Read More
Realtor-Client Double Standard There are really only two rules when it comes to proper attire for a home closing: 1) the Realtors and other professionals (closers and lender) should wear formal business attire (sorry, no “business casual”); 2) clients can wear whatever they want. Which I guess means there’s only one rule. For men, at...Read More
12 Year “Super Real Estate Agent” Streak Intact (Phew!!) “Hi Ross: You are a super agent. Go forth and brag.” –Danny Della Lana; Mpls. St. Paul Magazine (6/5/19). Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business typically notifies local Realtors via letter in early May that they’ve been nominated as a “Super Real Estate Agent.”...Read More
Naturally Occurring Shapes ” and Numbers Supposedly, there’s no such thing as a naturally-occurring perfect square or rectangle (vs., say, a sphere). Similarly, I’d venture that there’s no such thing as a house that’s worth exactly $500,000 or $1 million (on the coasts, add a zero). The Lure of Round Numbers So, why does it...Read More
