High Likelihood of Getting Busted It’s NEVER a good idea for a home seller to lie* in their Seller’s Disclosure Statement. But, it’s especially dumb to lie about hail damage sustained just before closing, even if the Buyer manages to miss it during their final walk-thru inspection (in Minnesota, Sellers have an ongoing duty to update...Read More
“Seek & You Shall Find” — Not Test your knowledge of municipal point-of-sale inspections by answering the following question: True or false: if a home’s roof is past its useful life and needs replacement, the city inspection will catch it. Answer: False. I’m handling a deal now — and have been involved with numerous others...Read More
LOTS of reported hail damage in the Twin Cities last night; personally, we picked up golf ball-sized hail off of our lawn near Cedar Lake in Minneapolis. I guess we’ll find out today/tomorrow how area roofs did. (I need a strong cup of coffee before I go out to survey mine.)Read More