“9-1-1 for Realtors?” Their Office Manager The Office Manager** at a busy real estate office (Edina Realty-City Lakes definitely qualifies) might be one of the most accessible people in the world. They’re available, 24/7 if necessary, by cell phone, text message, instant message, direct dial (their desk extension number), thru the main Office number (during...Read More
The Case of the Mysteriously Missing Inspection Clause “Seller Shall/Shall not have the right to continue to offer the Property for sale until this Inspection Contingency is removed.” –old Minnesota Residential Purchase Agreement, lines 192. – 193. [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire...Read More
How Good a Month Will April, 2016 Be? How do you make your Office Manager happy? Turn in a couple nice sales in a month. How do you make them very happy? Turn in a couple nice sales at the end of the month, when all the offices are scrambling to meet (and ideally exceed) their...Read More
Good Job, Young Man! Edina Realty’s City Lakes, 50th & France, and Maple Grove offices all have new office managers as of this morning. Per Edina Realty President Barb Jandric, the headliner at this morning’s meeting, City Lakes’ Matt Loskota heads to 50th & France; Jennifer Cutter is the new City Lakes Manager; and Andrew...Read More
Disqualifying Disclaimers Besides selling real estate full-time (and writing the occasional blog post :-)), I also read lots of other people’s articles, advice, etc. on selling real estate. So, it’s always interesting to encounter some variant of the following disclaimer, usually buried near the end of the piece (or omitted altogether): “when I was selling...Read More
“You Crack Me Up” (& Other White Lies) I’ve already addressed Realtor euphemisms in a post titled, “Homes with Great Personalities” — & Other White Lies (ranked fourth in the world by Google, incidentally — type in “real estate euphemisms” and see for yourself). In the spirit of inclusiveness, I thought I’d do a follow-up...Read More
