Not in Kansas Fargo Anymore I can’t honestly say whether “You betcha!” died a natural death, or succumbed to self-conscious disuse in the wake of relentless satire in/from movies like “Fargo” (by native sons the Coen brothers, no less). Regardless, you don’t hear the expression very often in the Twin Cities anymore (if you ever did)....Read More
“Forgiveness + Understanding = Home” When I think of National Geographic magazine, I think of exotic locales and subjects like Icelandic volcanoes, African pygmies, and remote Tibetan villages (are there any other kind?). Not the Twin Cities and its denizens. No matter. The current issue (February 2014) features simply one of the best pieces about...Read More
“Ready-to-Go, in Mint Condition, and Priced to Sell” “Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” –Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion What’s Lake Wobegon got to do with Contingent offers? (that is, an offer where the would-be Buyer of your client’s home must...Read More
“Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” –Garrison Keillor When Buyers make a Contingent Offer, what’s the contingency? Selling their current home — what Realtors call “the backup house.” For the record, I’ve never heard a Buyer’s agent characterize the backup home...Read More
Requests From Neighbors That’s the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. –Garrison Keillor The number one request I get from neighbors when I’m selling a home on their block? “Be sure to sell to someone nice, who’ll be good...Read More
Vanquishing Winter (Again) There is something inherently sobering about the realization that Mother Nature is trying to kill you. –Garrison Keillor If you’re under 30 years old — make that under 60 — you likely have no clue what “VE” or “VJ” Day stand for (“Victory over Europe” and “Victory over Japan,” respectively). Instead, how...Read More
