The Doubled-Edged Sword Called “Potential” Although you wouldn’t necessarily believe it looking at all the MLS listings with the word “potential” in them, Realtors use the term carefully, if not reluctantly (or at least I do). That’s for two reasons: One. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder — at least to a point...Read More
Reading Into a Leaning “For Sale” Sign If you’re not in the real estate business, it’s just a leaning “For Sale” sign — in this case, a few blocks west of Cedar Lake, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood (also known as the “first alphabet”). Ahhh, but if you’re an agent, such a sign...Read More
Downsides: Traffic, Peer Pressure “Many residents say they glory in the excitement and attention. Some moved here to get in on the tradition. But life in a winter wonderland brings more than glad tidings for the neighbors, who must deal with high public expectations, traffic jams, a parking shortage, litter and nosy visitors.” –“It Can...Read More
I’m Sure It Will All Be Melted By Then Anyone who wonders why the Minnesota Twins always start their season on the road need only look out their window this morning. If you’re not local . . . there’s a fresh 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. Good thing the purists prevailed and made...Read More
“The Clean Slate” Scenario Not every home sale is preceded by an estate sale, but . . . every estate sale is followed by a “For Sale” home. Unless the estate sale happens after the home is sold (technically, when the home is what Realtors call “under contract” or “Pending,” but not yet closed). Got all...Read More
Q: What Do You Call That? A: “A Good Investment” When it does it make sense to plunk down $1,000 on cleaning windows? When you own a large, upper bracket home — in the Twin Cities, generally above $1 million — and it’s been sitting for months on the market without showings, let alone an...Read More
