Give credit to the vendor at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market this morning: better to proactively address Buyers’ objections, than play defense reacting — assuming they get the chance. Of course, when it comes to food, “the proof is in the pudding,” as they say. I’m happy to report that the tomatoes were delicious! See also, “Low-Tech...Read More
Surprisingly Spacious 6 Bedroom (!) Home with > 4,000 Square Feet Where: 4709 40th Lane, St. Louis Park. What: Modified two-story with 6 Bedrooms and 4 Full Baths; total finished square feet = 4,068. When: open house this Sunday (Sept. 16) from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. How much: $719,900. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty —...Read More
3920 Thomas Ave. South in Minneapolis’ Linden Hills Neighborhood One of the best signs for a “For Sale” home is a well-attended Broker Tour (an open house for Realtors, held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Tuesday in the Twin Cities). What’s another? When a just-completed new home — in this case, Morgan Clawson’s listing on...Read More
I’ve certainly seen a staged Bathroom before. You know, with decorative hand towels, boutique (I mean, “artisanal”) soaps, tasteful accents (like candles and wall art), and perhaps even a matching floor mat. But, I’d never seen a staged toilet until I showed an upper bracket, new Edina home the other week. I think the tied...Read More
Slang vs. Literal According to Urban Dictionary, the slang meaning of “taking someone to school” is, “beating someone in a competition badly and thereby teaching them how it’s really done.” Ahh, but what if that someone is your 18 year-old son, and you really ARE “taking him to school” — in this case, to college halfway across the...Read More
Golden Retrievers & Economists Every time I start to think our family Golden Retriever, Raffy, is an actual person, he reliably does something to remind us that he’s . . . very much not. Like catch (and eat) a frog he found in our backyard, or — more horrifyingly the other week — killing a baby bunny...Read More
