This is Wednesday, my day to be unplugged. Because it's New Year's Eve today we won't be having the family over for dinner tonight, but we will be following our tradition...Read More
With winter officially here, I’m on a big insulation kick. This is the time of year when I can really tell which houses have attic problems, oftentimes just from looking...Read More
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that applications the week before Christmas were at the highest level since 2003. While refinance volume grew 63%, purchase volume grew as well, by nearly...Read More
We were in downtown Hopkins on Friday evening, a small western suburb not far from Minneapolis known for its outstanding school system. Its downtown Main Street has a real small town feel, with...Read More
Here are some additional pictures of the house we just staged. The loft area had a lot furniture too. We took out the sofa and left the loveseat to make...Read More
Inspectors tell me that about 40% of homes they test for radon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area show levels above the accepted safe level of 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L). Radon is...Read More
"Always through life, in late December, just about the time of the winter solstice, there will be a moment, every year, that will be almost more than you can stand....Read More
This is Wednesday but it's also Christmas Eve so it means it won't be my traditional day unplugged. Last week we made lefse in preparation. Half the fun is sharing the experience…the...Read More
I received a very odd phone call last week; a customer (I'll call Mary) called to tell me her insurance company was dropping her policy immediately after reading my inspection report for...Read More
A recent survey prepared for AARP showed that 26% of baby boom generation households expect to move, with the majority of them looking for one-level living. For many in this...Read More
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