Adding a (Big) Margin of Error for Hassle, Unknowns The biggest discount facing home Sellers is for home repairs they’re passing along to the Buyer (euphemistically known as “deferred maintenance”). That’s true whether the repairs are required pursuant to a local point-of-sale inspection — mandatory in 10 municipalities in the Twin Cities — or are simply things...Read More
Friend vs. . . Foe Not Friend In the Twin Cities, ten municipalities require home sellers to have their home inspected prior to sale (in some cases, prior to listing). Some of those cities (Bloomington, St. Louis Park) have their own city inspectors; others, like Minneapolis, outsource the job to an approved list of independent...Read More
“Medical Bling” Even Joe DiMaggio eventually had his streak interrupted. So, after a couple years of posting daily (or more often), I’m going to take a one week break. The reason: I was diagnosed with a blood clot in my lung last Tuesday, and need to take it easy. Like Hillary Clinton, I expect to...Read More
