Minnetonka Real Estate Services » Tim & Pat Buffham :: Edina Realty :: Redefining Full Service http://www.minnetonkarealestateservices.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:34:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Minnetonka woman charged in Wisconsin man’s overdose death claims she, co-defendant are innocent http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/minnetonka-woman-charged-in-wisconsin-mans-overdose-death-claims-she-co-defendant-are-innocent?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/minnetonka-woman-charged-in-wisconsin-mans-overdose-death-claims-she-co-defendant-are-innocent?fromrss=1#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:34:15 +0000 Minnetonka News 1003094PU400 A Minnetonka woman facing a reckless homicide charge for the heroin overdose of a 37-year-old Wisconsin man is proclaiming her innocence.

]]> A Minnetonka woman facing a reckless homicide charge for the heroin overdose of a 37-year-old Wisconsin man is proclaiming her innocence.

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While it's often sad to witness the demise of a long-standing structure, sometimes tearing down a house is the only solution that makes sense. So, how do you determine whether a home has outlived its useful life and is a candidate for demolition? Savvy home buyers follow a three-step process:

Your first step is to check with city planners to find out if the home qualifies, because not every structure can be legally removed, especially those entrenched in historical urban neighborhoods. Second, get bids from three to five licensed contractors. When I wanted to tear down my old 10 x 12 storage shed, for example, the bids I received stretched from a reasonable number to ten times as much. The third step . . . read more about Tearing Down a House.

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While it's often sad to witness the demise of a long-standing structure, sometimes tearing down a house is the only solution that makes sense. So, how do you determine whether a home has outlived its useful life and is a candidate for demolition? Savvy home buyers follow a three-step process:

Your first step is to check with city planners to find out if the home qualifies, because not every structure can be legally removed, especially those entrenched in historical urban neighborhoods. Second, get bids from three to five licensed contractors. When I wanted to tear down my old 10 x 12 storage shed, for example, the bids I received stretched from a reasonable number to ten times as much. The third step . . . read more about Tearing Down a House.

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]]> http://homebuying.about.com/b/2010/03/10/tearing-down-a-house.htm/feed Junior James Farrow gives verbal to Minnesota http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/junior-james-farrow-gives-verbal-to-minnesota?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/junior-james-farrow-gives-verbal-to-minnesota?fromrss=1#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:15:17 +0000 Minnetonka News 1003090JOCJ8 James Farrow , a Junior from Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka Minnesota gave his verbal today to play football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

]]> James Farrow , a Junior from Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka Minnesota gave his verbal today to play football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

]]> http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/junior-james-farrow-gives-verbal-to-minnesota?fromrss=1/feed Achievement http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/achievement?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/achievement?fromrss=1#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:33:58 +0000 Wayzata News 100308G4MCN1 MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett T. Johnson, a junior portfolio manager at Rocket Capital Management in Wayzata, Minnesota, has earned the charter financial analyst designation.

]]> MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett T. Johnson, a junior portfolio manager at Rocket Capital Management in Wayzata, Minnesota, has earned the charter financial analyst designation.

]]> http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/achievement?fromrss=1/feed Government to Grease Short Sale Wheels http://realestate.about.com/b/2010/03/08/government-to-grease-short-sale-wheels.htm http://realestate.about.com/b/2010/03/08/government-to-grease-short-sale-wheels.htm#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:23:36 +0000 About.com Real Estate Business http://realestate.about.com/b/2010/03/08/government-to-grease-short-sale-wheels.htm The newest government initiative designed to ease the home price and mortgage crisis is outlined in a New York Times article titled "Program Will Pay Homeowners Sell at a Loss."

The government wants to help in bringing short sales to closing by paying the primary lender $1000, $1000 to a second loan, and $1500 to the homeowner. The example used is a home with a $150,000 loan balance, a short sale offer of $48,000, and the lender holding out for $90,000.

I find it difficult to see how this is going to help in any way. The only possible real influence might be the $1000 for a second loan, as there is little chance of any other money getting to that lender anyway in a foreclosure. But, with a bank wanting $42k more than the offer, it's hard to see how $1000 will be effective. And, the homeowner is already very much wanting the short sale to happen, and has almost no control over the process or the lenders. So, that $1500 is just a bonus for getting what they were very much wanting anyway.

It seems like way too little grease for a very stubborn and squeaky wheel.

More about the short sale process here.

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]]> The newest government initiative designed to ease the home price and mortgage crisis is outlined in a New York Times article titled "Program Will Pay Homeowners Sell at a Loss."

The government wants to help in bringing short sales to closing by paying the primary lender $1000, $1000 to a second loan, and $1500 to the homeowner. The example used is a home with a $150,000 loan balance, a short sale offer of $48,000, and the lender holding out for $90,000.

I find it difficult to see how this is going to help in any way. The only possible real influence might be the $1000 for a second loan, as there is little chance of any other money getting to that lender anyway in a foreclosure. But, with a bank wanting $42k more than the offer, it's hard to see how $1000 will be effective. And, the homeowner is already very much wanting the short sale to happen, and has almost no control over the process or the lenders. So, that $1500 is just a bonus for getting what they were very much wanting anyway.

It seems like way too little grease for a very stubborn and squeaky wheel.

More about the short sale process here.

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]]> http://realestate.about.com/b/2010/03/08/government-to-grease-short-sale-wheels.htm/feed Why Wachovia Short Sales Are Special http://homebuying.about.com/b/2010/03/08/why-wachovia-short-sales-are-special.htm http://homebuying.about.com/b/2010/03/08/why-wachovia-short-sales-are-special.htm#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:11 +0000 About.com Home Buying / Selling http://homebuying.about.com/b/2010/03/08/why-wachovia-short-sales-are-special.htm I can't begin to sing the praises loudly enough of a Wachovia short sale.

It's not that so many short sale banks are so totally messed up that they can make the process convoluted and complicated -- although that is true in many cases -- it's that Wachovia has streamlined the short sale process to a science. Wachovia has its act together regarding a short sale. Some of my Sacramento Wachovia short sales get approval in two weeks. Two weeks!

You have no idea of the short sale hell you've been through until you get a chance to experience the golden egg of Wachovia short sales . . . read more about a Wachovia Short Sale.

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]]> I can't begin to sing the praises loudly enough of a Wachovia short sale.

It's not that so many short sale banks are so totally messed up that they can make the process convoluted and complicated -- although that is true in many cases -- it's that Wachovia has streamlined the short sale process to a science. Wachovia has its act together regarding a short sale. Some of my Sacramento Wachovia short sales get approval in two weeks. Two weeks!

You have no idea of the short sale hell you've been through until you get a chance to experience the golden egg of Wachovia short sales . . . read more about a Wachovia Short Sale.

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]]> http://homebuying.about.com/b/2010/03/08/why-wachovia-short-sales-are-special.htm/feed PPT Vision Inspection System and Smart Camera for Food Inspection http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/ppt-vision-inspection-system-and-smart-camera-for-food-inspection?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/ppt-vision-inspection-system-and-smart-camera-for-food-inspection?fromrss=1#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:52:55 +0000 Minnetonka News 100307ECDSED A food packager needing to verify pickle slice placement in an automated pack-out process selected an inspection station featuring a PPT VISION IMPACT C30 machine vision system, providing product counts, analysis and inspection set-up access.

]]> A food packager needing to verify pickle slice placement in an automated pack-out process selected an inspection station featuring a PPT VISION IMPACT C30 machine vision system, providing product counts, analysis and inspection set-up access.

]]> http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/ppt-vision-inspection-system-and-smart-camera-for-food-inspection?fromrss=1/feed SPCO evokes the emotions of opera, without the words http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/spco-evokes-the-emotions-of-opera-without-the-words?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/spco-evokes-the-emotions-of-opera-without-the-words?fromrss=1#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:12:48 +0000 Wayzata News 100306L7P6R1 The Minnesota Opera may be launching its production of Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme" tonight, but there's something else operatic going on up the bluff at St.

]]> The Minnesota Opera may be launching its production of Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme" tonight, but there's something else operatic going on up the bluff at St.

]]> http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/spco-evokes-the-emotions-of-opera-without-the-words?fromrss=1/feed Police: Hecker ex-father-in-law commits suicide http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/police-hecker-ex-father-in-law-commits-suicide?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/police-hecker-ex-father-in-law-commits-suicide?fromrss=1#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:48:43 +0000 Minnetonka News 100305R2VN5E Bankrupt auto mogul Denny Hecker's legal nightmare took an even darker turn Thursday, after his former father-in-law committed suicide just a week after he was accused of helping Hecker hide about $81,000 from creditors.

]]> Bankrupt auto mogul Denny Hecker's legal nightmare took an even darker turn Thursday, after his former father-in-law committed suicide just a week after he was accused of helping Hecker hide about $81,000 from creditors.

]]> http://www.topix.com/city/minnetonka-mn/2010/03/police-hecker-ex-father-in-law-commits-suicide?fromrss=1/feed Failure to save GAMC will hurt thousands of Minnesotans, advocates say http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/failure-to-save-gamc-will-hurt-thousands-of-minnesotans-advocates-say?fromrss=1 http://www.topix.com/city/wayzata-mn/2010/03/failure-to-save-gamc-will-hurt-thousands-of-minnesotans-advocates-say?fromrss=1#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:11:17 +0000 Wayzata News 10030421S9EE Motivated by faith and concern for thousands of other Minnesotans, Lynn Cox and Lynne Kubista stood silent vigil outside the Minnesota House chambers Monday to urge members to save health care for the state's poorest residents.

]]> Motivated by faith and concern for thousands of other Minnesotans, Lynn Cox and Lynne Kubista stood silent vigil outside the Minnesota House chambers Monday to urge members to save health care for the state's poorest residents.

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