Explaining the Ghost “For Sale” Sign (Online, at least) Thanks to quirky (at least to me) MLS rules, home photos can’t include broker names or any other marketing information. Usually that’s not a problem, because the Realtor-ordered photos are taken before the “For Sale” sign is installed. Ahh, but when that’s not the case, to...Read More
“For Sale” Signs vs. “NOT For Sale” Signs I’ve got my own definition of what Realtors do. See, “Realtor Job Description 2019.” But, I’m mostly OK** with the one offered by standup comedian (and social critic) Colin Quinn, in his Netflix special “Red State Blue State”: “That was the genius of the Founding Fathers: they...Read More
Explaining the Ghost “For Sale” Sign Thanks to quirky (at least to me) MLS rules, home photos can’t include broker names or any other marketing information. Usually that’s not a problem, because the Realtor-ordered photos are taken before the “For Sale” sign is installed. Ahh, but when that’s not the case, to avoid an MLS...Read More
P.S.: “What’s a Grommet??” OK, so “Bad Grommet!!” isn’t exactly what I muttered when I saw the misplaced grommets** in my custom sign rider this morning. 🙂 But, it sounded similar. The reason for my aggravation? The fix required a time-eating return trip across town to my sign company, to drill new grommets. Fortunately, they...Read More
Real Estate’s Equivalent of the Mattress Tag Want a, umm . . . sign that the listing agent (representing the Seller) isn’t exactly paying close attention? Or, at the very least, isn’t a stickler for detail. It’s when all those yellow flags marking utilities in the front lawn stay put, week after week (month after month?). When...Read More
Professional vs. DIY Want a sure, umm . . . sign that Spring has finally arrived in the Twin Cities? The temps have warmed enough that the ground is finally thawing — and long frozen-in-place “For Sale” signs are listing, Tower of Pisa-like, towards the ground. The solution? For the listing agent (representing the...Read More
