Missing by a Little ” or a Lot? What does a “non-conforming bedroom” look like? When it comes to “For Sale” homes, it could mean a lot of things. At one extreme, a Realtor might list a bedroom as “non-conforming” because the egress window is smaller than allowed by code, or there’s no closet. At...Read More
Whitney Lofts Unit Overlooking the Mississippi River OK, so the “For Sale” condo with 17.5′ ceilings and spectacular views of the Mississippi River (photo, above) is listed for only $2.875M. But, that just buys the shell — the unit is currently unfinished, raw space. Assuming that it costs $500/square foot to finish the 4,100 square...Read More
Maybe They’re Counting Four Stairs I’ve seen homes with as much as 3,000 finished square feet in the lower level — “basement” to non-Realtors (it was a very big house). And I’ve seen homes with no finished square feet in the lower level (typical of 19th century homes that have limestone foundations and only partial basements with...Read More
