Stepped-Up Security Side Effects Sometimes, you just want to know if the lender has scheduled the appraisal. Unfortunately, in today’s environment of heightened online security, that can mean formally registering at the lender’s “portal”; waiting for a temporary password via text; then navigating an unfamiliar format to find the document(s) you’re looking for. Or, if...Read More
Showing Instructions: “Please Take Off Shoes, Leave Card, Turn Off All Lights” It’s a high quality problem to have, to be sure. But, I knew I’d shown A LOT of houses the other week when, after finishing chatting with Edina Title’s Richelle Pikala in her office, I reflexively turned off her overhead light on the way out. Force...Read More
Just One Surprise My choice of parking spot (above) indicates how confident I was that my client’s closing (in Minnetonka earlier this week) would go smoothly. In fact, the actual closing took less than 15 minutes (vs. the usual hour or so). That’s possible when it’s a cash deal, and the Seller (my client) had...Read More
“Check,” “Check,” “Check” . . . $%!&#! Scarcely 24 hours after pre-list networking my upcoming Plymouth listing (on Edina Realty’s proprietary “Network One”), I got a “hit” from a Buyer’s agent. Scanning the form summarizing the Buyer’s criteria, I quickly saw why: their preferred area, price range, home size and style all closely matched my client’s home. So...Read More
Loss Forecast for Q3 Imagine a company that just reported quarterly sales of $38,000, of which a scant $197 was actual profit. Imagine further that the company went on to forecast that, while sales would continue to grow, its already skimpy quarterly profit would actually flip to a loss the next (current) quarter. You wouldn’t exactly...Read More
Different Focuses, Priorities What’s the difference between an inexperienced Buyer’s agent and a veteran? When the novice shows a home to clients, they study the home. When an experienced agent shows clients a home . . . they study their client. Of course, if the client likes the home, the agent forms an opinion about...Read More
