“Modern Family” Season 7, Episode 7: “Phil’s Sexy, Sexy House” When it comes to showing TV Realtor Phil Dunphy in plausible, work-related situations, the writers for sitcom Modern Family have been remarkably sure-footed spanning almost 150 episodes. See, “Halloween Night Open Houses“; “Phil Dunphy, (TV) Realtor”; “Phil Dunphy’s ‘Modern Family’ Rival: ‘She Lied, She Cheated, She Won“;...Read More
Writing on the Wall For Realtors still adjusting to last year’s beefed-up radon disclosure — Minnesota’s Seller Disclosure now includes a mandatory section on radon — there are more such changes on the horizon in 2016 and beyond. Such as: –A Minnesota state licensing requirement for radon inspectors and contractors. –A “system tag” indicating that a radon...Read More
Better Than Angie’s List The best thing about cultivating and maintaining relationships with lots of good, local contractors* is that it’s a benefit to my clients who need one (or three). Runner-up benefit? I can pick up the phone and get the “scoop” (off-the-record) from an especially knowledgeable source. That proved invaluable in a recent...Read More
No News is Bad News Today’s Star Tribune features a homeowner’s nightmare: a plumber hired to fix a major leak collected payment, started the work — then disappeared, leaving the homeowner marooned in a non-functioning Kitchen turned inside-out (“Learning the Hard Way”). Apparently, the homeowner never did a background check on the contractor. Which begs...Read More
