(Top) Ten Commandments (“#6. No Free Samples”) You wouldn’t think Realtors hosting Sunday open houses would have to instruct parents to tell their kids not to jump on the beds in the owner’s home. Unfortunately . . . you’d be wrong. While the vast majority of open house visitors are respectful of the “For Sale”...Read More
Projected List Price: $500k . . or $800k” Agents at a recent Realtor meeting got a chuckle listening to a colleague do some pre-list marketing for an upcoming property. Projected list price: “$500k — or $800k.” Umm . . . huh?!? It turns out the home needs significant updating, and the owner is trying to...Read More
Agent Freudian Slips? I found a Post-it note on the ground in the City Lakes parking lot the other day that read: “Seller checking on Pending Assess.” I’m pretty sure they meant “Assessment” — just not 100% sure . . . 🙂 P.S.: Theory #2: somebody (the listing agent and/or Seller) didn’t like the Buyer.Read More
I’m convinced that a pretty good, workaday attitude for Realtors — or at least one that lots of veteran agents will relate to — is akin to Forrest Gump’s philosophy of life: “life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Just substitute “deals” for “life”. . . . .Read More
Other “Votes”: the Lender, Local Municipality, and Insurer Unbeknownst to the Seller, the Buyer’s inspection uncovered a material problem with their home that the parties agree should be fixed. When that happens, who takes care of it? The short answer: “whomever the parties agree” (at least if no one else has a say — see...Read More
Guilt-Free Day Off Today may very well be the climactic day of the year for retail shopping. But, it’s a day off for most Realtors. Edina Realty is officially closed, as are all other major brokers. Going Against the Grain With so many (all?) offices closed today, it can be tough for agents who don’t...Read More
