Dual Agency Dilemma #17 Never having represented both the Buyer and Seller in the same transaction (I consider it a classic conflict of interest), one of the questions I have for agents who do act as dual agents is, “how do you navigate things like the Buyer’s walk-thru inspection? Provided for in the standard Minnesota Purchase...Read More
Telling Buyers Why the Owner is Selling You see it all the time on MLS: a listing agent who trumpets that a home is “only available due to Seller relocation.” Such verbiage is: A. Smart marketing, because it lets prospective Buyers know why the property is available. B. Neither a marketing plus nor minus. C. A violation of...Read More
Providing Useful Info to Buyers/ Heightening a Home’s Emotional Appeal “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” –Attributed to Picasso. I think most good Realtors informally debrief their selling clients about their home’s emotional “hot buttons”: what they love about their home, neighborhood, etc. But, consummate Edina Realty agent Bill Minge does it explicitly, via a...Read More
Monetizing a Mother-in-Law Apartment (Maybe) Are Twin Cities homeowners renting out their homes and extra bedrooms on Airbnb? Undoubtedly. In their capacity as listing agent (representing the Seller), should Realtors be touting a home’s (short-term) rental potential? I’m not so sure. Municipal Zoning That’s because I have no idea what local zoning codes say about weekly or...Read More