One of the featured ads in Edina Realty’s 2016 marketing campaign (above) recommends that Buyers “visit a house at different hours.” Good advice. I can think of a long list of unpleasant surprises — besides ballpark lights illuminating the home after dark — that can be detected that way. Such as: –Freeway noise that’s audible during...Read More
One Size Four Sizes Fit All “Knowledge is good.” –Inscription on statue at Faber College (fictional home of “Animal House”) It’s hard to argue with good-but-generic advice like “price carefully,” “be prepared,” and “first impressions count.” But, I otherwise didn’t glean anything especially insightful or useful from Money Magazine’s “2014 Real Estate Guide.” And I...Read More
