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How to Sell a House on Facebook Marketplace

How To Sell Your House On Facebook Marketplace

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A seller called me on a Tuesday morning from Minneapolis. She’d listed her house on Facebook Marketplace four days earlier, gotten sixty-three messages, and hadn’t received a single real offer. Most of them were asking if she’d take payments. Three wanted her to wire a deposit before they’d even schedule a showing. She asked me … Continued
Cost to List a House on MLS

Cost To List Your Minnesota Home On The MLS

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Selling a house in Minnesota and handing over six percent of the sale price feels a lot like letting someone reach into your moving boxes and take whatever they want. On a median-priced home, that’s a real number. In June 2026, the median sale price for a Minnesota home was $375,000. A Flat-fee MLS listing … Continued
Minnesota Earnest Money Deposit Rules for Home Purchases

Minnesota Earnest Money Rules Every Homebuyer Should Understand

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A buyer puts down $8,000 on an Edina split-level; financing falls apart three weeks later, and suddenly nobody agrees on who gets that money back. Without the right contingency language in place, that kind of situation can turn into months of escrow disputes and attorney fees nobody budgeted for (and I’ve watched it drag past … Continued

Do I Need Court Approval to Sell a Probate House in Minnesota?

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Do I Need Court Approval to Sell a Probate House in Minnesota? If you’re handling a loved one’s estate, one of the biggest questions you may have is: Do I need court approval to sell a probate house in Minnesota? The answer is it depends on how the probate estate is being administered. Some Minnesota … Continued
The Financial Costs of Leaving a Home Unoccupied

What Happens When a House Sits Vacant

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Months go by fast, and somewhere in that stretch, a house stops being a property you’re managing and starts becoming a property that manages you. Why Empty Homes Deteriorate Faster Than Most Owners Expect Back in March, I got a call from the Mitchell family in New Hope, Minnesota. Their mother had passed, and her … Continued
How to Sell a Condemned Home in Minnesota

How To Sell A Condemned House In Minnesota Fast And Legally

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A placard on the front door. A notice taped to the window. Maybe the city called and left a voicemail that made your stomach drop. If that’s where you are right now, you’re not alone, and you’re not out of options. Selling a condemned property in Minnesota is possible. People do it every week across … Continued
Average House Selling Cost in Minnesota

Average Cost To Sell A House In Minnesota

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Most sellers I’ve talked to figure they’ll walk away with pretty much whatever their home sells for, minus what they still owe on the mortgage. Your math is off by a lot. Once you add up agent commissions, closing costs, deed tax, title fees, and whatever the buyer negotiated out of you, somewhere between ten … Continued
Can I sell my house after one year In Minneapolis

Can I Sell My Home After 1 Year

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Life moves faster than mortgage amortization schedules. A job transfer lands in your inbox, a marriage falls apart, or a family member gets sick across the country. Suddenly, you’re sitting in a house you’ve owned for eleven months, asking a question you never thought you’d ask: Can I actually sell this thing right now? The … Continued
FHA-compelled repairs Minnesota

FHA Required Repairs In Minnesota And What Home Buyers Should Expect

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A seller in South Minneapolis called me last spring, genuinely convinced her house had “failed” an appraisal because the appraiser flagged peeling paint on the porch trim and a section of compromised soffit. She’d already started telling her buyer the deal was dead. It wasn’t. FHA required repairs trip up buyers and sellers across the … Continued
How to get a free house appraisal Minnesota

How To Get Your House Appraised For Free In Minnesota

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A homeowner I worked with last summer had been sitting on a property in Burnsville for two years, not sure whether to sell, refinance, or just stay put. She’d heard she needed an appraisal before doing anything, but balked at the fee. What she didn’t know was that several legitimate ways to get your house … Continued
multiple siblings inherit a home

What Happens If Multiple Siblings Inherit a Home in Minnesota?

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Ownership passes under the controlling will, trust, deed, or Minnesota intestacy law. If probate is required, the personal representative gathers assets, handles valid debts and expenses, and transfers or sells property under legal and court authority. See the Minnesota Judicial Branch probate guidance for the court’s explanation of that role. home is distributed to two … Continued