“You Know Medical Cannabis Has Arrived When” Dept: Hadassah Magazine Devotes Its Cover Story To It [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] So, does Bubbie inhale? Maybe she should. According to Hadassah Magazine: “Between 2009 and...Read More
Thinking Outside the Box Inside the Circle I definitely prefer walking around Lake Calhoun in the summer-time. For one thing, the people watching is better ” there are more of them about, and, minus the bulky winter clothing, you can actually tell the genders apart. For another, you don’t have to worry about below zero...Read More
Gullible Homeowner? Not So Fast . . . It sure sounds like a line: a builder who tells their client that they intentionally put a crack in the foundation floor to alleviate settling-related stress. But, it happens to be true. The two caveats: 1) it should be a small crack, barely more than a hairline; and...Read More
Getting You More Money For Your Home & More Home For Your Money After almost 15 years selling homes, I think I finally have come up with a succinct definition of what a good Realtor does: they maximize what you get. The sales side of that equation is straightforward: a good Realtor maximizes the money you get,...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
Let’s Hope the Parking Lot is Empty at Night [Editor’s note: with the window for Halloween-related posts rapidly closing, I couldn’t resist one more . . . ] Vescio’s Restaurant in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood has been closed for almost a year. But, its parking lot (photo above) has never been fuller. Halloween...Read More
