“This side appears to be brown.” –What a CPA says, when asked the color of a horse standing in a pasture 50 feet away. “Buyer no longer interested in property.” –Buyer’s agent explaining why they canceled a showing. CPA’s (I used to be) and Realtors (what I’ve been for 16 years) are equally adept at...Read More
Comparing Honey Crisps to Braeburns One of the more quizzical looks Realtors get is when they (try to) explain to a prospective home Seller that their neighbor’s house isn’t a “Comp” (Comparable Sold Property). In plain English: it isn’t relevant — at least directly — for pricing their home. For the uninitiated, a Comp is one of the...Read More
Where: 2825 Monterey Parkway in the heart of St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood (less than one mile west of Cedar Lake). What: Gracious two-story walkout with 5 Bedrooms, 4 Baths, and 2,800 finished square feet on a gorgeous .38 acre lot backing up to Fern Hill Park. When**: listed Tuesday; in multiple offers, “highest...Read More
“Snow Day?” More Like, “Unlimited Screen Time at Home” Day No, today isn’t officially, “take your kid to work day” in Minnesota. But, with an especially icy storm clobbering the Twin Cities the next 24 hours or so, that’s what happens — at least for some parents with small children — when all the local schools...Read More
“Synch-ron-ate”: recording a show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. Want to watch a major event like the Oscars, but hate commercials? You can watch it live, then take breaks or jump to other channels whenever there’s an interruption. Annoying (and fattening, assuming...Read More
Shedding (Crocodile) Tears for Luxury Real Estate Agents When Bill Gates, home seller, tells his Realtor after receiving an offer, “I think $20 million is too low — let’s wait for $30 million” (or $40 million, or ???) . . . you know he can. Can you say, “no (financial) motivation??” In a nutshell, that’s...Read More
