Riding Mower + Hovercraft + Trowel = Riding Trowel (of course) Except for the part about ramming into each other, the three contraptions pictured above look — and move — a lot like bumper cars. In fact, the devices (called “ride-on power trowels”) can cost up to $40k apiece, and are used in commercial construction to...Read More
Did Someone Say, “Is it Quitting Time?!?” When is a (very) quiet Friday afternoon, approaching Thanksgiving, not reflective of market conditions? When the local MLS is down (true since around 1 p.m.), and it’s not possible for Twin Cities Realtors to search for new listings, request showings, or do most of the things agents normally...Read More
“Let My People Go”: Blocking Senders as a Last Resort No sooner had I clicked “unsubscribe” on one of the automatic newsletters Realtors get bombarded with these days, then I saw a new email in my inbox. From the same vendor. It was a form letter saying they were “sorry to see me go,” and...Read More
Smart Landscaping, or, “What a Difference Three Weeks Makes!” The “it” in question would be the home — make that homes — at 2545 Huntington in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. See, “New on the Market: 2545 Huntington for $4.995 Million(!).” What you can’t tell from the two photos is that the row of...Read More
Falling Trees . . . & Home Prices “If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one around to hear it . . . does it make a sound?” –anonymous Twin Cities homeowners know the drill: each Fall, they need to turn off their outside water spigots; remove window screens; winterize (blow out)...Read More
Contractor: “We NEVER Get Callbacks” Is a “callback” a good thing or bad thing? It depends on the context. So, if you’re interviewing for a job or auditioning for a role (same thing, really), it’s good. However, once you’ve finished a job . . . it’s definitely bad. Fortunately, the workers who just replaced my fence...Read More
