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
1 Picture = 1,000 Words 2 Pictures = 2,000 Words If you ever wondered what “millwork” is, these pictures answer it. Specifically, it’s all the visible wood in the house except the hardwood floors. That includes: built-in’s (buffets, storage, etc.); crown and cove moldings; doors; arches and columns; the beams in a box-beam ceiling; and window...Read More
Worst — and Best — Case Scenarios The worst possible explanation — and the one I immediately feared — was that the very long trailer full of PVC piping that suddenly appeared in front of my Southwest Minneapolis listing the other week meant that the city was about to undertake a protracted repair. So much...Read More
Bonus Question: Who SHOULD Pay the State Deed Tax? Like most (all?) veteran Minnesota Realtors, I assumed that home sellers paid the state deed tax at closing — .34% of the sales price**, at least in Hennepin County — because that’s what state law prescribed. Unh-unh. Apparently, that’s merely a custom, albeit a universally observed...Read More
Practice Tips for Newer — and Not-So-New — Twin Cities Buyers’ Agents What does the Fall 2018 Parade of Homes ” set to start this Saturday (September 8) 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 and decides to...Read More
