“The odds of finding yourself behind a slow-poke driver on a single-lane, no-passing-road vary proportionately with how pressed you are for time.” —Murphy’s Law of the Road; Ross Kaplan. “The odds of said driver having exactly the same destination as you ” thereby maximizing the amount of time you’re stuck behind them ” also vary directly...Read More
“The odds of an electronic lockbox being defective vary directly with how far a new listing is from the agent’s office.” –Murphy’s Law, Realtor edition. Unfortunately, I learned that lesson firsthand this morning, driving 40+ miles round-trip to place an electronic lockbox on a new listing. The silver lining (of sorts): the Minneapolis Area Association...Read More
Showing Condo’s The odds of a lockbox being unusually difficult to open vary directly with how pressed you are for time. –Ross Kaplan Q: When is being on time, late? A: When you’re showing multiple condo’s in an unfamiliar building. If you’re showing several condo’s in a building you don’t know, it’s always a good idea...Read More
“The odds of finding yourself behind a slow-poke driver on a single-lane, no-passing-road vary proportionately with how pressed you are for time.” –Murphy’s Law of the Road (or at least, my version) “The odds of said driver having exactly the same destination as you — thereby maximizing the amount of time you’re stuck behind them —...Read More