Twin Cities Broker Tour, Post-Thanksgiving: Quality > Quantity?

Standing Out in a Crowd Vacuum

On an especially busy Tuesday in March or April, it’s not unusual for the Edina Realty – City Lakes office to have 11 homes on Broker Tour** all by itself.

So, you know it’s a slow week when that’s the TOTAL number of Twin Cities homes on tour, excluding St. Paul and a few other outlying areas (vs. easily 300+ homes on tour at the Spring peak).

Something for Everyone

The six most interesting homes (at least to me)?

They’re featured on this blog’s home page.

The common denominator: if a “For Sale” home is on tour in late November, post-Thanksgiving . . . you know the Seller is motivated (probably the listing agent, too 🙂 ).

See also, “Christmas — and TNAS — Season “; “Realtor Compliments on Broker Tour“; “3 Reasons to Buy a House in Minnesota in December (and One Reason Not to)“; and “New Year . . . New Realtor??.”

**As opposed to Sunday open houses aimed at the public, Broker Tour is held for local Realtors (although if non-sketchy looking “civilians” want to come thru my Broker open’s . . . I usually don’t say “no“).

Think of it as the difference between “wholesale” and “retail” open houses.



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