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Multiple offers…tips for getting the winning bid

If you aren't buying a home in the lower price ranges you may be asking…multiple offers? In this market? If you are looking for a home under $150,000 you know...
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First Time Homebuyer Tips

When you decide to buy a home, there are several questions you want to ask yourself.  Here are some tips to help you through the process. Make sure you have...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Grilled Quick-Brined Jumbo Shrimp

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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Bedrooms Don’t Need Closets

Everyone knows that you need a closet in a bedroom to call it a bedroom, right?  While this is a universally accepted standard, good luck finding any type of authority...
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RE/MAX Results Agents Ranked #1 Nationwide

It's that time of year again when REALTOR magazine, the official magazine of the National Association of Realtors, publishes its list of the top 100 real estate companies in the...
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Sunday’s Site – Lake Wobegon

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area There is nothing quite so quintessentially Minnesotan as Garrison Keillor's mythical town of Lake Wobegon so it only...
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Happy Birthday, America!

"America is much more than a geographical fact.  It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible...
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Location, Location…two sides to the story

When I asked the owner of a property I currently have listed in Burnsville what she loves about living there, the first thing she said was "it's right below the...
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Appraisals

One of the most difficult pieces of the mortgage process right now is the appraisal.  On May 1st, new guidelines took affect with the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC). ...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Peggy’s Appetizer Dip

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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