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Minneapolis home buyer

How Quiet Is That Condo Really?

Better Than Blueprints:  The “Jumping-Up-and-Down” Test One of the issues that can come up for downsizers moving from a single-family home to multi-family housing (condo or townhome) is privacy — specifically, noise. I don’t know about townhomes (see below), but I do know a surefire, albeit not-so-scientific way to test how quiet a given condo...
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Real Estate Math: When Does 5+2+1 = 10?

New Inspection Contingency Timetable for Minnesota Home Buyers, Sellers [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.  If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] The answer to the question, “when does 5+2+1 = 10?,” is, “when...
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Buyer’s Agent Oath, Pre-Showing: “Honest, My Client Won’t Cancel!”

Guilty Until Proven Innocent? How do you know a would-be home seller has just suffered a rash of cancellations and no-shows? Their agent (known as the listing agent) grills the next couple Buyer’s agents trying to show the property. That can be by email, voicemail, text or even by requiring a “chaperoned showing”:  that is,...
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