Lockbox Exchange February 23-26 Like a couple thousand other Twin Cities Realtors this week, I spent about half an hour in line at a suburban hotel ballroom exchanging my old electronic lockboxes for new ones. Make that, two lines: one to turn in old lockboxes, and a second line to collect an equal number of new ones...Read More
“You WILL Like This House.” “You WILL Like This House.” “You WILL Like . . . “ Way back when, I commented (approvingly) on the listing agent (representing the Seller) whose lockbox code was “W-O-W.” Even better (and more obvious) was the Minnetonka home I previewed for a client yesterday, with the lockbox code “B-U-Y.” See...Read More
What’s the Listing Agent’s Defense If There’s a Security Issue? If you had a briefcase — does anyone anymore?? — you probably wouldn’t walk around with the latch code set to “0-0-0-0” (the factory setting). So, it’s always a bit of a head scratcher as a Buyer’s agent to request a home showing, then receive...Read More
Hitting the Buyer’s Agent Panic Button “Real estate — and to a lesser extent, life — is all about perseverance. Things go wrong. Keys get lost. Deals fall through. Keys get misplaced. Uhh . . . a lot of it has to do with keys.” –Phil Dunphy; “Modern Family” sitcom What’s the difference between a...Read More
Lazy Realtor Marketing, or “Thanks for Nothing” Question: what do you call an unhosted home on the Broker Tour (in the Twin Cities, held every Tuesday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.)? Answer: a listed home for sale — no different than any of the other 15,000 or so properties currently for sale in the...Read More
“They’ll Never Guess THAT One!” Which of the following do you suppose are a bad idea for a lockbox combination, to access a “For Sale” home? A. The home’s street address. B. “A-B-C-D.” C. “1-2-3-4.” D. The Realtor’s initials. E. The initials of the Realtor’s significant other. Correct answer: credit given for all of the...Read More
