Easier Sell in Summer? The problem with tuckunder garages is what’s “over” the “under”: usually, a bedroom. If that bedroom happens to have hardwood floors, and it’s Minnesota in the winter . . . it can be unpleasantly cold. The two other problems with tuck under garages: 1) they tend to be single stall; and...Read More
Easier Sell in Summer? The problem with tuck under garages is what’s “over” the “under”: usually, a bedroom. If that bedroom happens to have hardwood floors, and it’s Minnesota in the winter . . . it can be unpleasantly cold. The two other problems with tuck under garages: 1) they tend to be single stall;...Read More
Killing Three Birds With One Stone What do you do with a dated, functionally obsolete* 1950’s rambler a stone’s throw from increasingly swanky Cedar Lake? In the case of 2425 France Avenue South in St. Louis Park, pop the roof and add a second story. Such an addition, done well, accomplishes three things: One. Cashes...Read More
Easier Sell in Summer The problem with tuck under garages is what’s “over” the “under”: I’ve now shown three homes in the last month where one of my (Buyer) clients’ main objections was that the bedroom floors directly above the garage were cold (admittedly, that was before the Twin Cities basked in 80º temps this...Read More
New 2nd Story (and new 1st Story, Too!) In a post a year ago, I speculated that the Dean Parkway rambler (pictured above) was a prime candidate for a popped roof (that is, a 2nd story addition). See, “2nd Story Coming Soon?” That was based on both the home’s terrific location just north of the...Read More
Killing Three Birds With One Stone Show me a 1940’s Colonial with an undersized garage, and I’ll show you a home with — very likely — too few Bathrooms, a shortage of storage space, a dingy, Basement laundry — and probably a few other, functionally obsolete features as well. Which is why, if you’re going...Read More
