Hennepin County: “Land Value $164,800; Building Value $9,700” Number of Bedrooms: 0. –MLS Test your knowledge of today’s Twin Cities housing market, and guess how much this Spartan-looking, 400 square foot cabin in South Minneapolis is listed for: A. $89k B. $149k C. $249k D. $299k Before I give the answer, here are a couple...Read More
What do you do if you’re visiting in-laws in Florida, and sharing a guest bedroom with a light-sleeping daughter?** Headphones! (preferably, the sound-cancellation kind). They worked like a charm . . . **And you — I mean me — allegedly snore. Loudly.Read More
“Ross A. Justsold” I’ve never investigated ” and am not about to ” but I’ve always wondered if a few (too?) felicitous real estate names are the Realtor’s real name, or legally changed. So, in the Twin Cities you’ll find Realtors with surnames such as “Sell,” “Sells,” “Sellnow,” etc. If I ever go that route,...Read More
Point of Clarification: Cyclists vs. Bikers A Realtor plugging a new listing this morning as being “perfect for bikers” was asked to clarify whether they truly meant “bikers,” or “cyclists.” Bikers ride Harley Davidsons, can sport lots of facial hair, and — at least the hard-core types — may have a passing acquaintance with groups...Read More
Barring the Door . . . to Everyone; 2 Pro’s — & (at Least) 1 Big Con Once upon a time, homes that were under contract, but not yet past inspection, were flagged on MLS with the suffix, “Sold, subject to inspection” (“SSI” for short). Then, that got truncated to just “i” — as in...Read More
“So, T-H-A-T-‘S What That Dial Is For!” Thanks to Minneapolis City plumbers Doug Anderson and Rod Petrik, I now know what that small blue dial on my home’s water meter does. Make that, my brand new water meter — replaced last week, courtesy of the city, in a speedy 30 minutes by the same gentlemen. According...Read More
