If you’re a prospective Twin Cities home buyer viewing “For Sale” homes the morning after a big snowstorm, you certainly hope that every home is already plowed and shoveled, and otherwise accessible. Plan B? Follow in the footsteps of your agent — and the imprint made by their size 13 Sorel boots (in this case,...Read More
No 2nd Chance to Make a 1st Impression It’s always a judgment call whether to go ahead with a scheduled “Broker open” ” held for fellow Twin Cities Realtors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m each Tuesday ” when winter weather intrudes (the Twin Cities is digging out from a fresh 8″ since noon yesterday)....Read More
Snow Day!! ( . . . and Night??) Professional photographers can digitally compensate for many weather conditions, less-than-ideal light, etc. But, near-white out conditions are the exception. Which is why my scheduled photo shoot near Cedar Lake this afternoon is a scrub. Ditto, apparently, for many Twin Cities schools today, virtually all local after-school activities,...Read More
Craving “Clean Car Absolution” In Colorado — especially in mountain towns, in the Summer — a filthy car (ideally, a 4-wheel drive carrying bikes or even a kayak or two) is a badge of honor, if not a sign of virtue. It tells the world that the occupant is an outdoor enthusiast, a risk-taker, an adventurer. In...Read More
I’m Sure It Will All Be Melted By Then Anyone who wonders why the Minnesota Twins always start their season on the road need only look out their window this morning. If you’re not local . . . there’s a fresh 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. Good thing the purists prevailed and made...Read More
No 2nd Chance to Make a 1st Impression It’s always a judgment call whether to go ahead with a scheduled “Broker open” — held for fellow Twin Cities Realtors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m each Tuesday — when winter weather intrudes (the Twin Cities is digging out from a fresh 8″ or so overnight)....Read More
