What Radon and Polygraph Tests Have in Common If your furnace goes out in January in Minnesota . . . it’s a pretty high priority repair. Ditto for a central a/c compressor that decides to konk out in July. Fortunately, there’s a perfectly good, temporary solution for basements that are discovered — sometimes in the...Read More
Doing Your Homework Before You Buy What’s “due diligence?” It depends on what you’re buying. If it’s a dozen eggs . . . it’s checking to see that none are cracked. If it’s a multi-billion dollar corporation, it consists of poring over the company’s books, auditing its cash and accounts receivable, scrutinizing the company’s intellectual...Read More
Cost-Benefit Analysis What is the best predictor that a home will have elevated radon levels? (in the Twin Cities, the threshold for remediation is above 4.0 PicoLiters per million parts). One or more other homes on the block have elevated radon levels. One of the benefits of being a more experienced Realtor is, having done...Read More
Recommending a Radon Test (or Not) “No man Realtor can serve two masters.” Regular readers will recall a recurring theme on this blog. No, not my penchant for alliteration. 🙂 My stance on single agent dual agency, which is when the same agent represents the Buyer as well as the Seller. Namely, I regard it...Read More
