Seller Dilemma: List This Fall, or Wait Till Next Spring “Beggars Home Buyers in Seller’s markets can’t be choosers.” –Proverb (slightly altered). One of the discussions agents are having with their clients, post-Labor Day, is whether to put their home on the market this Fall, or wait till next Spring. Arguing in favor of the...Read More
Gutter Extension Camouflage I usually associate “staging” with the inside of a home. But, when it comes to selling a house, few things matter more than curb appeal, and a key ingredient of curb appeal is landscaping — specifically, in front of the home. Ergo, the advice my stager gave to a Southwest Minneapolis client...Read More
“No-No’s” for Would-Be Home Sellers, or “What’s the Opposite of an Achilles’ Heel?” My #1 piece of advice for would-be home sellers prepping for market this Spring (or any other time of year) is, “make everything consistent.” Which suggests this corollary: “don’t over-improve.” In fact, there are two kinds of over-improvements: 1) within the home; and...Read More
Falling Trees . . . & Home Prices “If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one around to hear it . . . does it make a sound?” –anonymous Twin Cities homeowners know the drill: each Fall, they need to turn off their outside water spigots; remove window screens; winterize (blow out)...Read More
Getting an Older Home — and Homeowner — Ready for Market What’s the opposite of “never asking a barber if you need a haircut?” When the barber says you can wait a couple more weeks . . . you probably can. Or the real estate equivalent: When a commission-based (and closing-driven) Realtor advises a client...Read More
28th & France Ave. by Cedar Lake This Morning It’s hardly unusual — especially in the Summer near the Lakes — to see a line of parked cars in front of a home, with a crowd of people in front (or waiting to get in). But, it IS unusual to see that . . ....Read More
