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“Walk-Thru? What’s a ‘Walk-Thru’??”

Not Getting What You Don’t Pay For It won’t show up in my 2012 sales statistics (or my bank account), but one of the more protracted deals I was involved with this past year was helping a good friend (and repeat client) buy a $63,000 St. Paul foreclosure. Why no record of the deal? Because I...
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Perils of Dual Agency, Exhibit A

What Did Buyer #2 Know?  (and When Did They Know It?) The vast majority of inspections go smoothly, resulting in a nominal reduction in the sales price (if that). On the relatively rare occasions when a Buyer’s inspection turns up a major issue (or several), most of the time, the deal still holds together —...
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“Sorry, I Can’t Help You”

Hiring a Buyer’s Agent Too Late It doesn’t happen often, but once in awhile I’ll get a call from someone who wants to hire me to help them purchase a home, but I can’t help them. Why’s that? They called me too late. The typical scenario is the would-be Buyer went through a Sunday open...
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“Hmm, I Wonder Who the Buyer’s Agent Is??”

The Conspicuously Silent Listing Agent At one extreme, there are the listing agents who call your cell phone for feedback while you’re in the middle of the showing (can you say, “overeager?”). Then, there’s the agent I just encountered in South Minneapolis, who listed a brick 1 1/2 story for $20k below market (my estimate) on Friday....
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Awkward Dual Agent Moment #24

Recommending a Radon Test (or Not) “No man Realtor can serve two masters.” Regular readers will recall a recurring theme on this blog. No, not my penchant for alliteration.  🙂 My stance on single agent dual agency, which is when the same agent represents the Buyer as well as the Seller. Namely, I regard it...
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Did the Seller Leave Money on the Table?

Four Ways to Tell In the history of mankind, no first-time Mother has ever under-dressed their newborn in the winter. –Manhattan Pediatrician So which pediatrician uttered the above line? Mine (and my wife’s). What prompted that comment were the 3 layers of clothing my wife had already put on our newborn son (this was 11...
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