Best Advice to Home Sellers: “Tell What You Know” (Whatever That Is) Homeowners can be forgiven for not knowing the difference between a special assessment that’s “pending,” vs. one’s that “levied” ” as opposed to one that is assessed and currently payable. Realtors have trouble keeping those terms straight as well. The best advice to...Read More
Almost 1,000(!) Twin Cities Lakes OK, so a home on Minneapolis’ tony Lake of the Isles is going to cost a teensy bit more than one on say, Grass Lake in South Minneapolis (never mind the property taxes). 🙂 But, with 13 lakes within its borders, Minneapolis offers a range of lakefront homes, both style-wise...Read More
Definition, Please Realtors use the term “Chef’s Kitchen” all the time (sometimes further embellished with the adjective, “Gourmet” ” as in, “Gourmet Chef’s Kitchen”). But, after 17-plus years selling homes, I’m still not sure that I have a good definition, except that: a) it’s big; and b) it’s full of high-end features and appliances. That...Read More
“You Know One When You See One” “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ” but that’s the way to bet.” -—Ecclesiastes (with an assist from Damon Runyon). For the benefit of non-Realtors (or new ones 🙂 ), here’s a “Top Ten” List of ways to tell that a...Read More
What’s More Than a Full Bath? By convention, Realtors call a Bathroom with a sink, toilet, bathtub and shower a “full” Bath. Because each of those items counts as .25, a Bathroom missing one or more of them is considered a fractional Bath. So, a Bathroom with a sink, toilet, and shower (but no tub)...Read More
Practice Tips for Newer ” and Not-So-New ” Twin Cities Buyers’ Agents What does the Spring 2019 Parade of Homes ” set to start tomorrow (Saturday, March 2) in the Twin Cities ” have to do with passing out Realtor business cards? Just this: if a Buyer you’re working with goes through a Parade home...Read More
