Practice vs. Theory One of the biggest areas of confusion in residential real estate is, “exactly what constitutes a legal bedroom?” In particular, to be a legal Bedroom, does the room have to have a closet? The short answer: it depends on the local city’s code requirements (some require it, some don’t). MLS Guidance However,...Read More

Man Bites Dog ” Real Estate Edition One of the odder anecdotes from a continuing ed class the other week was the hapless home seller who got sued not because their house was haunted ” but because it wasn’t. Apparently, the Seller had disclosed in their Minnesota Seller’s Disclosure that the home had experienced “paranormal...Read More

One in a Million 37,000 You could be forgiven for doing a double-take driving past the McDonald’s in Sedona, Arizona (my family and I recently visited). Apparently, it’s the only McDonald’s in the world (out of almost 37,000) where the company’s famously “golden arches” instead are teal (blue-green). I assume the city’s zoning restrictions dictated...Read More