Realtor Freudian Slips? I found a Post-it note on the ground in the Edina Realty-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...Read More
“You Know What They Meant” Department Among the hundreds of “spam” emails intercepted by my email filter each week was one the other day with this subject title: “Contract is singed and we are ready to proceed.” Not recognizing the sender ” and having no in-progress deals about to go up in smoke ” I...Read More
Realtor 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. See...Read More
“Robbinsdale townhome — 3/4/2 — 2012 Built — Open Floor Plan — 2,000 FSF — New Carper/Paint — GREAT Location — $315K.” –Realtor marketing email (Jan. 15, 2019). If you didn’t know, a “carper” is someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way. Which begs these questions: 1) in the listing above, who’s the “New Carper?” (candidates:...Read More
“You Know What They Meant” Department Among the hundreds of “spam” emails intercepted by my email filter each week was one the other day with this subject title: “Contract is singed and we are ready to proceed.” Not recognizing the sender — and having no in-progress deals about to go up in smoke — I...Read More
Realtor Freudian Slips “All-new appliances, new carpeting, fresh pain.” –Public remarks, MLS I say it with sympathy, not Schadenfreude — both for the homeowner as well as their (listing) agent. Because it’s a bummer to have a house sit on the market, unsold — plus often, a financial hardship. When that’s the case, though, and...Read More
