Touting Proximity to Light Rail . . . 3 Years Early! Owners loved living here and the neighborhood with nearby park, walk to Cedar Lake Beach, and 3 block walk to the 2023 West Lake Station of Green Line SWLRT.” –Excerpt, “Public Remarks” field on MLS. The Twin Cities’ new light rail line may be...Read More
The $1.990 Million Potential Tear-down in Edina’s Parkwood Knolls Neighborhood One of the biggest misconceptions in residential real estate is that, to be a teardown, a home must first be falling down. Hardly. All “tear-down” means is that the home is less valuable than the land underneath it. That can be the case for at...Read More
Left Holding the (Garbage) Bag: Reason #17 for Buyers to Do a Walk-Through Inspection It’s certainly possible that the weekly garbage collector will haul away all of the Seller’s junk, left curbside. But, I wouldn’t count on it. And neither should the Buyer. Instead, I’d negotiate either: a) a $500 escrow (holdback) from the sales proceeds,...Read More
Not Just Price Tag, Scope of Work Discounting for a home’s “vintage” condition is inherently subjective. Some Buyers don’t want to tackle anything more challenging than painting a Bedroom (if that). Others ” especially if they have contracting skills (or access to them) ” are up for remodeling the Kitchen, Bath’s and anything else that...Read More
Just because a home hasn’t sold doesn’t mean that the Realtor is doing a bad job.** But, if your home is lingering on the market, it’s imperative to know why. Here are four signs that the problem may not be your home, but your Realtor. One. Mediocrity (or worse). Fortunately, egregious Realtor ineptitude is usually...Read More
“An Ounce of Ice Dam Prevention . . .” To an untrained eye, there are simply two spots on the roof (photo above) that are snow-free. To someone who knows about ice dams, though, there are two “hot spots” on the roof (missing insulation? Directly above a Bathroom or shower?) where heat is escaping, causing snow to...Read More
