“What You See is What You Get” I’ve written previously about real estate teams (“Teaming Up“), and the pro’s and con’s. So it was interesting to me, during my most recent listing presentation (they hired me), to hear my now-client express a strong preference notto work with a(nother) real estate team. Their reason(s)? On their...Read More
“This Home Has Everything” — Really? The pitch for the Broker Open (earlier this week) was certainly alluring: ‘Beautiful Cape Cod, Absolute Move-in Condition; this home has everything!’ In fact, the home did have a long list of nice features, updates, etc. But “everything?” Not unless you consider a one-car garage — disclosed a little...Read More
Spacious Point of France Condo with 2 Owner’s Suites for < $400k Where: 6566 France Ave. South, one block south of 62 (Crosstown); just northwest of Southdale What: light and spacious condo (over 2,500 sq. ft.) with Contemporary flair in amenity-loaded Point of France (including 24 hour front desk). When: just listed Who: agent =...Read More
As “civilians” (non-Realtors) may or may not know, Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is when local Realtors — at least in the Twin Cities — go look at all the new listings. To facilitate that, Brokers print and distribute “tour sheets” with the addresses of the homes on tour, along with short blurbs...Read More
“Open House Available For a Terrific Listing That Always Gets Great Traffic” One of the more durable myths out there is why Realtors do Sunday open houses: many clients (and prospective clients) seem to believe that the primary motivation isn’t to sell the client’s home, but for the hosting Realtor to troll for future business...Read More
Are Twin Cities Condo’s Suddenly Pet-Friendly? At my broker open in Golden Valley yesterday, a “civilian” (vs. Realtor) came through who was grumbling about a $6,000 special assessment just levied on the condo association where he lives. Apparently, even though the condo association’s Bylaws expressly prohibit animals, a resident who was evicted because he had...Read More
