List Price: $4.9 Million [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] At a sufficiently high price, every prospective home buyer is a tire kicker. At least in...Read More
Leads, Serious Leads . . . & Tire Kickers After hosting a couple hundred (thousand?) weekend open houses, I still learn useful things about Buyers ” as well as the home I’ve been hired to sell. Which is why I do ’em (vs. letting newer agents pinch hit for me). The most important insight? It’s...Read More
Leads, Serious Leads . . . & Tire Kickers After hosting a couple hundred (thousand?) weekend open houses, I still learn useful things about Buyers — as well as the home I’ve been hired to sell. Which is why I do ’em (vs. letting newer agents pinch hit for me). The most important insight? It’s...Read More
“Nosy Neighbor?” Try, Best Ally At least to some Realtors, neighbors are time-wasters and tire kickers. They come through open houses not to buy, but to see how their Kitchen compares with their neighbor’s, to get interior decorating ideas, or to see what their own home is likely worth. All (occasionally) true, but neighbors can...Read More
Housing “Ahab” Finally Finds Her Moby Dick Bay Area real estate has always demanded patience on the part of buyers. Many spend months scouring listings in hopes of finding “the one.” Then there is Lidia Pringle. Over two-and-a-half years, Ms. Pringle personally inspected 298 homes in Marin County. –“A Picky Home Buyer Pursues An Epic...Read More
