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“The Right House at the Wrong Time = the Wrong House”

Letting Buyers — and Sellers — Off the Hook What do you do as a Buyer if you really like the first (or second) house you see, only to be told a couple hours after you went through that it’s in multiple offers, and that you have until 8 p.m. that night to make an...
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Competing in Multiples: What’s the Right Price to Offer??

“What You’re OK With If You Get It . . . . & What You’re OK With If You Don’t” One of the most fraught questions Realtors field has to do with multiple offers. Specifically, it’s stressed Buyers beseeching their agent, “What the $%#@! do I offer?” I don’t know about other Realtors, but after...
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“The Right House at the Wrong Time = the Wrong House”

Letting Buyers — and Sellers — Off the Hook What do you do as a Buyer if you really like the first (or second) house you see, only to be told a couple hours after you went through that it’s in multiple offers, and that you have until 8 p.m. that night to make an offer? Scenario #2: you...
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Prospective Home Buyer: “The House I Want is in Multiples; What Should I Offer?”

“What You’re OK With If You Get It . . . . & What You’re OK With If You Don’t” In my 15+ years selling residential real estate, perhaps the most fraught question I’ve fielded from clients has to do with multiple offers. Specifically, it’s stressed Buyers beseeching me, “What the $%#@! do I offer?”...
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Seller Liability for Ice Dams

Who Pays? [Editor’s Note:  Seller liability for ice dams and other home issues is case-specific, and affected by local and state law.  For legal advice, please contact an attorney.] What a difference a year makes! Last winter, beleaguered Twin Cities homeowners contended with record snow and cold — and (tens of?) thousands of havoc-wreaking ice dams.  See,...
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When the Inspection is a Showing and a Showing is an Inspection

Getting to Deal Breakers (Like Projected Remodeling Costs), Faster Eighteen months ago, when Wall Street-backed Buyers were vacuuming up Twin Cities homes, the first showing was effectively the inspection. That’s because such corporate Buyers purchased sight unseen (for cash!), and used the inspection to decide if they really wanted the home.  See, “Cash Buyers, Sight...
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