Suzanne McLaughlin's St. Michael - Albertville Minnesota Blog www.mclaughlinhomes.com

The love of money is the root of all evil.  Well, that might be true, but I think a three-letter word started that whole evil problem.    Nevertheless, when I hear a seller say “Let’s just try it at $$$$.” after showing the SOLD comps, I do an inner cringe.    Trying to overprice anything, especi...

I will be adding to Fred's quite comprehensive list of how (a) home seller(s) may ultimately sabotage their own motivations for selling the property that he/she/they want to sell.   However, since Fred's list is so inclusive, I wanted you to see it here first.  I think that his list is very reali...

Sometimes, we are posed in the middle of a difficult situation. We have an opportunity to be kind and yet we need some guidance on how to make the kindness palatable to those we are trying to help.  I think William raises an issue that, while in the middle of lonesome roads, might apply to those ...

My goodness, this has been a long and troublesome time.  I hated, hated, hated losing Osmo Vanska to this horrible dispute, and the loss is not just ours...“It’s really insane, this intransigence,” said New York-based critic and composer Greg Sandow, who said Vänskä’s resignation in the midst of ...

The pain of losing a child is unbelievable.  I know.  So, whether you have seen this child or not, please pay attention to the photo....you may run across this child with someone who may seem to be the parent, guardian or any adult.  CALL the number 617-730-2222 and give as many specifics as you ...

It is rare that Minnesotans who take themselves to be pretty good about enduring cold will even begin to think about changing routines because of the weather, but, thank goodness, our Governor has taken the questioning out of the equation with a decree that ALL Minnesota schools will be closed to...

So you have decided to move?  And, you need to put your home on the market?   First things first.  It now is no longer your home.  It is a property that you have decided to sell.    There is a big difference.  And, as you move through the process, you will see how the difference makes a BIG DIFFE...

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and I wanted to share two of my favorites "recipes" with all of you this season.   Recipe for a Happy Home     4 cups of Love   2 cups of Loyalty   3 cups of Forgiveness   1 cup of Friendship   6 Tablespoons of Hope   6 Tablespoons of Understanding   6 ...

How can Michigan lawmakers even believe that the public will allow them to do require women to buy “rape insurance?”      Have they become so enamored of their power to put a major American city into bankruptcy forcing those who are already near the brink of bankruptcy themselves further in the h...

Having become more of a buyer's agent over the past year and a half than listing agent means that instead of chasing people down the street who are in their cars to come into an open house I am holding, I am now working on getting them to properties.  And, sometimes that means that I need to driv...