Getting You More Money For Your Home & More Home For Your Money “A great football coach can take his’n and beat your’n, and then he can turn around and take your’n and beat his’n.” –Long-time football coach Bum Phillips (my paraphrase). Entering my 18th(!) year selling homes, I think I finally have come up...Read More
12 Year “Super Real Estate Agent” Streak Intact (Phew!!) “Hi Ross: You are a super agent. Go forth and brag.” –Danny Della Lana; Mpls. St. Paul Magazine (6/5/19). Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business typically notifies local Realtors via letter in early May that they’ve been nominated as a “Super Real Estate Agent.”...Read More
High Quality Problems For an Agent to Have [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.] Which of the following roles pose a potential conflict of interest for a...Read More
The King Staged Closet Has No Clothes Conventional staging wisdom when it comes to closets (yes, there is such a thing, at least for a walk-in master closet in a more expensive home) is that two-thirds full is optimal. Less than that, and the closet looks too empty; more than that, and it looks too...Read More
Negotiating is a crucial part of any deal, and lays the foundation for a clear, enforceable contract. Haggling is . . . an annoying waste of time. What’s the difference? Exactly two decimals. $10,000 vs. $100 So, a $10,000 item on a $250,000 house is the stuff of negotiation. A $100 item (or less) is haggling. (Note: accountants’...Read More
Look closely and you’ll see not one but two trunks at the base of this tree, about 1/2 mile west of Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. The tree ” make that tree(s) ” command a key intersection, which give passing motorists (and pedestrians) a treat this time of year. P.S.: a...Read More
