Promoting Good Realtor Karma Why go to a home on tour that you don’t have a Buyer for, in a part of town you don’t normally work, on a day when you’ve got 17 other things to get to? (And no, there’s not a deluxe lunch waiting there, at least as far as I know)....Read More
Broker Open Today (3/26) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Check Out the Virtual Staging! (Below) Create your dream home on one of Fern Hill’s prettiest blocks. Tackle some projects (Kitchen, windows) and create instant equity at this *price point ($350,000); or, focus on cosmetics & improve gradually (the St. Louis Park city inspection has already...Read More
No 2nd Chance to Make a 1st Impression It’s always a judgment call whether to go ahead with a scheduled “Broker open” — held for fellow Twin Cities Realtors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m each Tuesday — when winter weather intrudes (the Twin Cities is digging out from a fresh 8″ or so overnight)....Read More
Batting 1,000 Dear Twin Cities home owner: if you want to sell your home, I know a secret weapon: have Edina Realty agent (and colleague) Kathy Dick show it — or host a Broker open there. Due to previous commitments, Kathy has now hosted two Broker opens for me in the last six weeks — at...Read More
Three Days on the Market vs. Three Months I don’t know about other Realtors, but my policy as a listing agent (representing Sellers) is to counsel that they leave Realtors’ business cards out the first few days their home is on the market (protocol is for agents who come through the Broker Open or do a private...Read More
The Real Purpose of Sunday Open Houses Test your knowledge of Realtor open houses — the ones on Sunday, not Tuesday (also called “Broker Open’s”) — and answer the following multiple choice question. The real purpose of Sunday open houses is to: A. Let the neighbors through, so they can recruit their family and friends....Read More
