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Here's a sampling of articles from my real estate advice column for Longfellow Messenger (homes in the Longfellow neighborhood) and The Bridge (homes in the Seward, Prospect Park, Como and Marcy-Holmes neighborhoods) of Minneapolis.
2007-2009
Thinking on the Discordant Door (May 2009) Not So Lovely by the Water's Edge (June 2009)
Going Natural: Back Room Stripping (March 2009) Buyers, Start Your Engines! (April 2009)
Sell Now, or Rent? (January 2009) Best Zen Advice: Live in the Now (February 2009)
What Do Buyers Want? (October 2008) Fall Chores for a Winter Market (November 2008)
Seller’s Job Jar Revisited (November 2007) New Year's Resolution: Empty the Mailbag (January 2008)
Forward to the Past (September 2007) Bad Furnace Can Send Sale Up in Smoke (August 2007)
Does Cash Talk? (July 2007) Green Fences Make Good Neighbors (June 2007)
Make a Good Neighbor (February 2007) Add Real Value as Buyer Incentive (March 2007)
2004-2006
Seller Concessions in Today’s Market (October 2006) Turn Back the Clock (August 2006)
No Surprises: Surviving the Home Inspection (June 2006) Open House Etiquette (April 2006)
Building in the City (March 2006) Use a Realtor to Stay in Your Home (February 2006)
  Contingency School (June 2005)
Flip Off the Flippers (May 2005) Buy First, or Sell First? (April 2005)
Home Improvement in the Real World (March 2005) Get the Edge in Photo Finish (February 2005)
Buyer's Financial Disclosure Statement (October 2004) Go ahead, Look in the Basement (September 2004)
Disputes: Arbitration or Court? (August 2004) Landscaping for Fun and Profit (July 2004)
Dangers of Overpricing (June 2004) Haunted By Ghost House (May 2004)
Picking the Bones (April 2004) Get Outta Town (March 2004)
Crunch This: The Miracle of Leverage (February 2004) In the Modern World (January 2004)
2002-2003
To Buy, or Not to Buy (November 2003)  
Home Inspection: Negotiation, Round 2 (September 2003) Should You Buy At Your Top? (August 2003)
Seller’s Job Jar (July 2003) Appreciation: Fast Relief for PMI Sufferers (June 2003)
Appraise This! Dangers of Equity Loans (May 2003) Flip Off the Flippers! (February 2003)
Working with an Agent (March 2003) New Year’s Resolution: Empty the Mailbag! (January 2003)
Savvy Buyers Shop in the Fall (November 2002) Do Agents Set Prices? (October 2002)
New Public Enemy #1: Mold (September 2002) Raising the Dickens Over Replacement Windows
(Again) (August 2002)
Duplex Simplex (July 2002) Pet Etiquette: Fluffy in the Slammer (June 2002)
A Realtor's Dream (May 2002) Preserving Your Memories (April 2002)
2000-2001
Fall Demand is Still Good,  But . . . (November 2001) Good Credit Opens the Door (October 2001)
Fall Chores for the Winter Market (September 2001) Landscaping: Digging for Gold (August 2001)
Open Wide . . . Now Close! (July 2001) Are Prices Falling? (June 2001)
Refinancing? Home Equity Loan? 
Borrower Beware! (May 2001)		 Bear Market Jitters (April 2001)
Is As-Is as As-Was was? (November 2000) To Have and to Hold…But When? (January 2001)
 
 
Pat Rosaves has been publishing real estate advice for the past fifteen years. With 32 years in the real estate profession, Pat Rosaves has plenty of sage real estate advice for those looking to buy or sell houses in Longfellow and South Minneapolis. See Dear Pat for real estate advice and see Homes for Sale for Longfellow houses for sale, all Longfellow real estate, Seward real estate, and South Minneapolis homes. We specialize in Longfellow, South Minneapolis, Seward, Nokomis and Southeast Minneapolis neighborhoods.