Let’s Hope the Parking Lot is Empty at Night [Editor’s note: with the window for Halloween-related posts rapidly closing, I couldn’t resist one more . . . ] Vescio’s Restaurant in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood has been closed for almost a year. But, its parking lot (photo above) has never been fuller. Halloween...Read More
Terrific Cul-de-Sac Location in a Hot Area for Major Remodels, New Construction What: Beautifully updated 5 Bedroom/3 Bath 2-story with just under 4,000 finished square feet. Where: 6001 Pinewood about 1 mile west of 494 and Highway 62 in Minnetonka. How much: $500,000. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City Lakes. You’ll love this beautifully updated...Read More
Enabling(?) Non-Committal Buyers (aka “Fence-Sitters”) One of the things that invariably happens in the course of representing a Seller is the Listing agent gets a request from a Buyer’s agent to “be kept in the loop.” Translation: ‘let me know if someone else is about to buy the home, so my client at least knows...Read More
“Not a Drive-By!” “Must See!” Yada, Yada, Yada One of my favorite Mad magazine cartoons (circa 1970) shows a vendor in front of a food stand with the following sign: “turkey burgers,” “chicken burgers,” “buffalo burgers,” “tuna burgers,” “veggie burgers,” etc. etc. The caption: ‘we have some with ham, too, but we don’t know what...Read More
Post-Showing Solutions Headaches [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.] Two weeks in, it’s apparent that there are a number of “hiccups” associated with the transition to a new software vendor for handling MLS showings. To pick just one...Read More
Amateur vs. Professional Photography If you look very carefully, you’ll see the silhouette of a person reflected in the glass shower door. Wanna guess who? My bet is that it’s the listing agent (representing the Seller), who’s taking their own shots (vs. hiring a professional photographer). A pro would have avoided taking a photo with...Read More
