When the Inspection is Really the First Showing If it hadn’t just happened to my own client, I would have thought it was something straight out of Florida or Southern California, circa 2005 — not Minnesota in 2013. Namely, without so much as viewing my client’s home, an apparently “big bucks,” out-of-state corporate Buyer showed...Read More
“The King Deal is Dead, Long Live the King Deal!” As expectant high school seniors (and their anxious parents) know all too well this time of year, colleges have waiting lists. But so, too, does residential real estate. They’re called “backup offers.” First in Line Such offers are increasingly popular in a Seller’s market (Pssst!!...Read More
Pre-Closing Jitters First, a caveat (actually, two): 1) most residential real estate deals close on time with no — or small — last-minute issues; 2) good agents proactively work to anticipate and resolve any such issues. That said, you still worry — albeit Sellers typically more than Buyers, especially in today’s housing market and economy. One potential...Read More
