Unrealistic Sellers Meet Their Match Their counterpart, the Unrealistic Seller, has received more ink and attention, but these days Unrealistic Buyers are just as numerous — and intractable. As a public service to would-be Home Sellers, herewith are my top ten signs that you may be dealing with an Unrealistic Buyer (any resemblance to real...Read More
2011 Hennepin County Property Taxes Every time I think I’m a Democrat, they do something stupid. Every time I think I’m a Republican, they do something greedy. –Jay Leno What do you call proposing to steeply raise property taxes against a backdrop of weak home prices and an economy just emerging, maybe, from recession? How...Read More
(Borrowed) Realtor Tools of the Trade The cobbler’s kids always goes barefoot. –Proverb The physical therapist’s husband’s back always aches. –Corollary Being married to a physical therapist doesn’t guaranty me free treatment for my achy back; on the contrary, that’s the last thing my wife is interested in doing after attending to patients all day....Read More
“You Know One When You See One” [Editor’s note: this post is a companion to “Unserious Buyers: Top 10 Signs” and “Is the Buyer Serious? Here’s One Clue“] “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong — but that’s the way to bet.” –Ecclesiastes (with an assist from Damon Runyon)....Read More
Requesting a Sat. Showing on Wed. I don’t have any statistics backing me up, but it sure seems like there’s a relationship between how far in advance a showing is booked, and how serious the Buyer is. The explanation? Here’s my theory: Serious buyers are methodical, and methodical Buyers carefully plan what they want to...Read More
Keys: Price — and Price Reductions How do you identify a motivated seller? No, it’s not because they scream on MLS that they’re “motivated,” “priced to sell,” “won’t last,” etc. Rather, the home is priced aggressively — and, if it doesn’t sell, is reduced at regular intervals thereafter. A good example of a home meeting...Read More
