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Tips for first time homebuyers!

Three Tips for First-Time Homebuyers Buying your first home is a major decision and an exciting milestone. Even though it can feel daunting at times, it has the power to...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Shortcut Palmiers

“Most of the trouble exists because people just don’t sit down and talk to each other… we don’t try hard enough in this world to understand the other fellow’s problem....
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Photos from new construction inspections, 2022

New does not mean perfect. We do a ton of new construction home inspections, and our clients never regret hiring us for the home inspection. I could wax on and...
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Farmers Kitchen + Bar… the first and only restaurant wholly owned and operated by Minnesota Farmers Union

It’s hard to get a better restaurant location for a true farm-to-table restaurant than next to the plaza that hosts the Mill City Farmer’s Market by the Guthrie Theater. When...
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White on White Design

For a while now, many things in home design have been light and bright including paint, flooring, and furniture. In many cases you see monochromatic rooms and you may have...
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Weekly real estate market update 5/6/22… most new listings since October

Good news for Twin Cities buyers… this past week had the highest number of new listings since the beginning of October last year. Number of price drops continued to rise...
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Made Me Smile – things spied when out showing houses

I first did a ‘Made Me Smile’ post about 2 years ago. Here are a few things I have encountered lately when out and about showing homes that made me...
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Thoughts about interest rates and mortgage insurance

So unless you have been under a rock, you know interest rates have increased this year – a lot! Some of my clients are paying points to lower their rate...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Kennedy’s favorite pasta

“If you want it done, do it yourself… with kindness, respect and honesty” – from Kennedy Pierre-Toussaint senior art & design show NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments....
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Collapsed glass pane

Collapsed glass: a subset of a failed window seal

All modern windows have insulated glass units, which means you have a glass sandwich with gas in the middle. This gas is sealed in between two panes of glass, and...
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