Category — For Home Buyers

Asbestos pit mine.
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If you have been looking at the Minneapolis MLS printouts I have been sending you, you may have noticed there might be a significant difference in the tax bills between two properties that are very similar. [Read more →]

You do not compute your property tax bill. An assessor is assigned to this task, and you receive a bill once a year in the spring. If you have a mortgage on the home, chances are great that your tax bill is paid through an escrow account by the bank. The tax cost [Read more →]

Buyers always have a strong interest in many characteristics of prospective neighborhoods. This interest is particularly acute when the buyers are from out-of-town. They want to know about noise, traffic, schools, local market trends, and crime. All of these are vital concerns, [Read more →]

Wet basements are one of the most litigated real estate claims in Minneapolis. Costs of repairs and remedies can be costly. However, sometimes the cure for a wet basement is simple. [Read more →]

The vast majority of the time, Minnesota real estate transactions go smoothly, and the seller is pleased with the purchase. The seller provided the buyer with a Seller’s Real Estate Transfer Disclosure statement, after [Read more →]

“Do I have to pay the buyer’s points?” is a common question asked by sellers. “Just what are ‘points,’ anyway?” is another question asked, [Read more →]