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Sunday’s Site – Downtown Hopkins, Stages Theatre Company

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...
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More Pictures of the House that Flows

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...
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Radon and your Air-to-Air Exchanger (HRV)

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...
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It’s Christmas

"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....
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Potato Lefse

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...
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Insurance Problems Caused By Home Inspection

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...
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One in Four Boomers Plans to Move

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...
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Sunday’s Site – Grandpa and Grandma’s Place

We had a sleepover at our house on Friday night with two of our grandchildren and when we awoke to the beautifully falling snow on Saturday morning I couldn't help...
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Pictures of the House That Flows!

I've been writing about making a house "flow" when staging.  Here are some (not great) pictures of a beautiful home we just did.  The first thing you saw in this...
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Am I crazy? Is optimism growing?

A question I have been hearing a lot lately when people contact me is "Am I crazy to be thinking about buying? Am I nuts given the current ecomonic conditions?" Some...
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