Proven Vote-Getter From a Midwestern Swing State [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] I’m not endorsing anyone — at least not yet — for President in 2020. But,...Read More
Price & Other Terms What is the Seller’s objective in multiple offers? If you said, “obtain the best offer,” you’d only be half-right; the better answer is, “obtain the best offer from the strongest Buyer.” “Eyes on the Prize” (Closing) That second, broader criterion takes into account not just the selling price, but such things...Read More
Top 15% of Top 3% = Top .45% (Got That??) Once again, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine have announced their annual list of Minnesota “Super Real Estate Agents” (at least to agents; the world sees the list in the November issue of Mpls. St. Paul Magazine). I’m delighted to report that I’m...Read More
Old Furniture vs. New TV’s I like to say that a true Minnesotan is someone who heads north (typically, to their cabin) when they get a long holiday weekend or a few days off in January (“Head North, Young Man??”). So, what’s my definition of a “handyman’s handyman?” Someone (it could be a woman) who insists...Read More
Jury of One’s Peers, or, “It Takes One to Know One” Want to know who the top local Realtors are for any given area? Not just sales volume, but actually talented, professional, effective, etc.? Ask their peers. Specifically, ask the agents who’ve done deals with them — and have witnessed, first-hand, how well they market,...Read More
