“Can I Please Speak to Myra Mains?” [Editor’s Note: if you’re a regular reader, you may recall this post from previous years. Normally, I re-run it close to April 1. However, given that Google and other search engines already seem to be finding it early, I’m moving up the timing this year.] Courtesy of now-retired...Read More
Standard Amenities: “Baggage Claim,” “Courtesy Phone” . . . “Bike Assembly Area” (?!?) Test your knowledge of regional quirks, and guess which major U.S. airport provides a “Bike Assembly Area” for arriving passengers (last line of sign, above): A. Chicago O’Hare B. Dallas-Fort Worth C. Portland, OR D. Atlanta (Hartsfield) Correct answer: “C.” Not that...Read More
2017 Travel Tips How do you get to the tallest point in Florida? Take an elevator (seriously). According to today’s Wall Street Journal: At 345 feet above sea level, Florida’s tallest natural point, Britton Hill, stands less than half the height of Miami’s tallest building, and is the lowest of America’s high points. –“Climb Every...Read More
Multiple Offer Photo Finish If you’re a home seller trying to decide among four virtually identical offers for your home (Yay!!), which one do you choose? At least for one recent Twin Cities seller, the tiebreaker was the Inspection Contingency. Specifically, one of the four offers included a $500 cap on any inspection requests. Painless...Read More
Realtor Bragging Rights Professionals who are coached from Day #1 in the business never to be “secret agents” can hardly be expected to be shy when they receive a sales honor. Especially one as meaningful and hard-earned as an Edina Realty “Circle” award, handed out annually to the company’s top agents (mine is pictured above). “Birds...Read More
Playing Spoiler?? What if there was a way to regularly spend 20-30 minutes of quality time with your increasingly independent, now-6′ tall(!), just turned 17 year-old son, without texts or phone calls interrupting? That had the added the virtue of saving said teenager an hour on (and waiting for) two city buses,** in weather that...Read More
