Avoiding a “Hillary Clinton Problem” For the second time in six months, I’m working with a client whose AOL email account is intercepting my Edina Realty emails as unwanted spam. Result: my client has to hunt down my emails in his “junk email” folder — once I tell him to look there! Like many Realtors,...Read More
“This side appears to be brown.” –What a CPA says, when asked the color of a horse standing in a pasture 50 feet away. “Buyer no longer interested in property.” –Buyer’s agent explaining why they canceled a showing. CPA’s (I used to be) and Realtors (what I’ve been for 16 years) are equally adept at...Read More
High Winds, +2″ Rain in Twin Cities Last Night A LOT of recent Twin Cities home buyers will be asking whether their Seller is liable for their suddenly wet basement in the wake of last night’s deluge (as much as 3″ of water in some the west ‘burbs). Many basements that never had water, now do;...Read More
Getting Busted for the Cover-Up — Not the Crime I have no idea — based on the handful of stories I’ve read — if MF Global broke any laws, and if so, whether it will face prosecution. But if so, here’s my guess what the company and/or its principals will ultimately be charged with: not engaging in the ruinous, numbingly...Read More
How Many Bottles of Champagne at Closing? I was trying to decide how many bottles of champagne to bring to my 3 p.m closing today (it’s an especially big deal). Then I realized that if, God forbid, somebody overindulged and had a “driving incident” afterwards, guess who would be held liable? So, it’s one bottle...Read More
Not So Virtual “Virtual Staging” So, what’s holding up virtual staging? (see also, “Virtual Staging: Ready for Prime Time?”) Not Realtors, who by and large are game (even if they have to dig a little deeper into their pockets to do it). Not clients, who stand to save a small fortune on actual staging costs....Read More
