Recognize This House Today? Me, Neither When the listing agent (OK, me) wrote the marketing verbiage above a year ago, I was contemplating a standard overhaul. You know, gutting the dated Owner’s Suite upstairs, opening up the almost 400 square foot space, and putting in a new, larger Master Bath. So much for my crystal ball....Read More
Monetizing a Mother-in-Law Apartment (Maybe) Are Twin Cities homeowners renting out their homes and extra bedrooms on Airbnb? Undoubtedly. In their capacity as listing agent (representing the Seller), should Realtors be touting a home’s (short-term) rental potential? I’m not so sure. Municipal Zoning That’s because I have no idea what local zoning codes say about weekly or...Read More
Deciphering Realtor-Speak To non-Realtors, “immaculate” suggests an updated home in mint condition. In real estate sales, however, “immaculate” simply means that the home is exceptionally clean and everything is in working order. So, the mechanical’s may all be functional, but they’re ancient; the Kitchen and Bath’s date to the 1950’s (or earlier); there’s no Master...Read More
“Not a Drive-By,” IllustratedIn contrast to the Hopkins home discussed in the next post (“It’s Listed for HOW MUCH??”), there’s no hiding the garage on this Linden Hills home. Which would explain the lead shot on MLS — a pretty, azalea-framed shot of Lake Harriet — combined with this comment in both the Public and...Read More
“It’ll Go Fine — Really” Short sales deservedly have a reputation for being aggravating time sinks for home Buyers (and their Realtors!). Even when they work out — which is less than one-third of the time — the Buyer can easily wait months for the bank(s) holding the mortgage(s) to agree to take a haircut...Read More
