But, Prospective Buyers Have to Be Told So, how does a Seller avoid spending thousands on replacing old, damaged, or simply ugly window treatments? If the home is vacant**, by removing them. Step #2: on the Minnesota Seller Disclosure, checking the “NA” box where the form asks if the home includes window treatments, and if...Read More
“It’s Not My Problem (Really)” — Realtor Edition What’s the difference between a “newbie” Buyer’s agent and a veteran? It’s a long list, but here’s one example: Newbie agent: When the front door knob comes off in their hands during a showing, the newbie agent is convinced that they broke it, and feels terrible. After...Read More
Trading Half a Loaf For a Full One (or Possibly None) Starting this January 1, something happened to the Minnesota Seller’s Disclosure that I’d never seen before: it got shorter*. Lopped off the end of the document: the section requiring Sellers to sign (again) as of the date of the Purchase Agreement (“PA”), representing either...Read More
Jewelry, Prescription Meds, Valuables . . . $1,500 Vases In the “hindsight is 20/20 department,” I’m sure that the Plymouth home Seller — and their agent! — certainly wish that that $1,500 Living Room vase had safely been put in storage before prospective Buyers showed up.* Instead, the listing agent got the unenviable task of...Read More
No, I’m not aware of any “overpass incidents” like the one pictured above. However, I did notice a conspicuous, new sign on Highway 7 — just before the exit ramp to Highway 100 south in St. Louis Park — warning that the maximum bridge overhead was 13′ 9″. Best guess: there’ve been some recent, close calls.Read More
