[Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced. If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] The most important date in a residential real estate deal? Easy: closing. So, what’s the second most important date? At...Read More
The most important date in a residential real estate deal? Easy ” closing. So, what’s the second most important date? At least in Minnesota, the date that the Buyer’s Written Statement is due. See, ““You mean, there’s no deal AND they get their earnest money back?!?”.” Significance Up until that date, all the home Seller...Read More
The most important date in a residential real estate deal? Easy ” closing. So, what’s the second most important date? At least in Minnesota, the date that the Buyer’s Written Statement is due. See, “You Mean There’s No Deal, AND the Buyer Gets Their Earnest Money Back?!?” Significance Up until that date, all the home Seller...Read More
The most important date in a residential real estate deal? Easy — closing. So, what’s the second most important date? At least in Minnesota, the date that the Buyer’s Written Statement is due. See, “You Mean There’s No Deal, AND the Buyer Gets Their Earnest Money Back?!?” Significance Up until that date, all the home Seller...Read More
Negotiating Secrets & Mantras For anyone who doesn’t have time to read a book — or ten — on real estate negotiation, l can distill what I’ve learned from a decade-plus representing home Sellers (and Buyers!) into two questions, to be asked by would-be Sellers (and their Realtors) at the key juncture(s) of each deal: 1. “What are the...Read More