More Like, “The Witching Minute” At least when it comes to continuing education, the witching hour for Realtors is actually more of a minute: 9:16 a.m., to be specific. That’s when agents arriving for a course are told that they’ve missed the first 15 minutes, and won’t receive credit. Thankfully, me and several dozen Edina...Read More
Edina Realty’s 2016 Realtor Continuing Education, Cont. [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced. If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] What does a former corporate attorney who’s been selling real estate for over 14...Read More
Minnesota Home Seller Disclosure Duties — and their Realtor’s(!) Just like good stand-up comedians establish themes that they keep revisiting (see, Jerry Seinfeld; Chris Rock; Louis CK), a good continuing ed speaker repeatedly invokes a mantra for practitioners (Minnesota Realtors like yours truly) to heed. Yesterday’s (much repeated) mantra: “if you crack the door open a...Read More
Herding Cats (er, Realtors) Amongst the dozens of thankless tasks assigned to Office Administrators (“OA’s”) — the folks in charge of the day-to-day affairs at the big brokers’ real estate offices (think, Edina Realty and Coldwell Banker Burnet) — is making sure that all the Realtors timely complete and turn in their continuing education requirements....Read More
If I die and get reincarnated as a Realtor (again), I want to come back as a “luxury home specialist.” I can think of three reasons why: 1. They make 4x what the average Realtor makes (around $200k a year); 2. They have great hours. Or, at least their trade group does: closed for 2(!)...Read More
Substitute “Procrastinator” for “Dreamer” “You may say I’m a dreamer, But I’m not the only one.” –lyrics, “Imagine”; John Lennon OK, so I certainly meant to finish off all my continuing ed requirements well before the May 31 deadline.* Just like I did the year before (and the one before that, ad nauseam). But, look...Read More
