I grew up in a duplex. It wasn’t the beautiful true duplex of the Arts and Crafts era that we see sprinkled throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul, it was simply a bungalow where someone had created a small one bedroom apartment on the second floor and added an outside stairwell. My parents were able to […]
Zillow Inc. is a large conglomerate that collects data about individual homes for sale or rent in the US. It is the largest and most popular of various companies that take the information about properties for sale as a result of listing contracts between property owners and real estate agents, in a proprietary database, owned […]
20 years ago even the question would have been sacrilege! Now, not so much. So this will be a very short column. The beautiful trim of the Victorian and Arts and Crafts eras, gorgeous though it might be, makes a house feel heavy and dark. In our northern climates in particular, but across the rest […]
Yesterday I had meetings with two of you to answer this question so am assuming it is a relevant topic! First, ask yourself how much you like your lot and your neighbors. Next, ask yourself if you remodeled your home would you be happy there for at least a decade or more? If you […]
Absolutely, you are cut out to be a landlord! I’m always fascinated by people who are concerned that they are not going to be able to function in that role. While it is never clear to me exactly why people think they are unable, I believe it is because either they don’t want to have […]
Oh, let me count the ways… First, let me start with what I hear sellers say as to why they should not update their kitchens before selling: 1. It was good enough for me and nothing is wrong with it. 2. It costs too much to change it. 3. The new buyer might not like […]
I came across an interesting article a couple of months ago in one of those beautifully photographed magazines called Kinfolk. The pictures were very artsy, design conscious, emotional. I bought it anyway in spite of the $20 price tag so that I could read an article about the Swedish concept of hemmablind. It certainly applies […]