Getting You More Money For Your Home & More Home For Your Money After almost 15 years selling homes, I think I finally have come up with a succinct definition of what a good Realtor does: they maximize what you get. The sales side of that equation is straightforward: a good Realtor maximizes the money you get,...Read More
“Hollywood Squares?” Nah, Minneapolis The discerning photographer who captured the image above isn’t me — it’s my 12 year-old daughter. Can’t tell what you’re looking at? Here’s a hint: think “ceiling,” not “wall.” Give up? It’s what you see looking up in the IDS’s Crystal Court. That’s the IDS building (at least, that’s what it...Read More
“MLS Show & Sell Tell”: When a Calendar Isn’t Just a Calendar [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] “Tell” /tel/ Noun: (especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception. –Dictionary...Read More
Passing of Two Twin Cities Icons Twin Citians of a certain age (I qualify) will forever associate Mary Tyler Moore with her iconic ’70’s sitcom. Runner-up associations: the Kenwood home featured in the show’s opening credits; and the photo (above) showing Ms. Moore exuberantly flinging her hat in front of Dayton’s department store in Downtown Minneapolis....Read More
“You Know What They Meant” Department Among the hundreds of “spam” emails intercepted by my email filter each week was one the other day with this subject title: “Contract is singed and we are ready to proceed.” Not recognizing the sender — and having no in-progress deals about to go up in smoke — I...Read More
The Check’s in the Mail Mailbox (for 4 Days) If you want to be timely paying your Q4 2016 estimated taxes — due Tuesday, Jan. 17 this year — yet still hold on to your hard-earned cash as long as possible, you could mail your payments on the deadline. Or . . . if you...Read More
