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Lake Wobegon

Lake Wobegon and Contingent Offers

“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...
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Backup Homes and Lake Wobegon

“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...
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"Be Sure to Find a Us a Nice, New Neighbor"

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...
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