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Wednesdays Unplugged – Chicken Wild Rice Soup

NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes...
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How To Correct Improper Double Tapped Wiring

Double tapped circuit breakers are one of the most common electrical defects that I find while doing home inspections in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and they're usually one of the...
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Wondering how you compare to other buyers?

If you are a home buyer, or thinking about becoming one, you may wonder how you stack up compared to other buyers. Here are some statistics recently released about 2009...
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Sunday’s Site – Thanh Do, St. Louis Park

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area UPDATE: Now in a new location across the street at 8028 Minnetonka Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55426...
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I looked at a home yesterday that a Realtor owns in Maple Grove.  The house is empty and definitely needs staging!  It was built in 1988 and there hadn't been...
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News from New York City

My head is spinning this morning with all that I have been experiencing at the Inman Real Estate Connect conference near Times Square in New York City this week. I love...
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How fast can I close my loan?

Over the last few months I have had several clients ask how fast can we close?  The answer depends on how quickly you can get the required documentation to me...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Hash Brown-Crusted Potato Pie

NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes...
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Are High Efficiency Furnaces Worth The Extra Money?

In my blog about window replacements, I made it quite clear that you'll never get a return on your investment by replacing windows.   So what about furnaces?  If you're...
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Market Update – December Stats

After two months of sales way above the previous year because of the expected end of the first time homebuyer tax credit, sales dropped back to more normal December levels…8.9%...
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