Josh Brook - Realtor
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In my clients’ neighborhood, 42% of homes that sell get an offer within the first 14 days.
That number matters because it means the market gives you a clear signal early on.
I’m having this conversation with a seller right now. Three weeks in. Showing feedback is in. And now we have a real decision to make.
The emotional version goes one of two ways: panic after the first weekend with no offer, or dig in and wait for the “right” buyer while the listing goes stale.
The analytical version looks at the feedback, looks at the data, and makes a move on your terms before the market makes it for you.
That’s the conversation worth having.
I firmly believe that buying a house at a young age is one of the absolute best things you can do. Will owning a house make you “rich”? Of course not. But it lays a financial foundation where every month you’re building equity in SOMETHING. This is not insignificant.
Making progress towards a goal is addicting (in a good way), and it eventually shows up in other areas of your life. The younger you learn this, the better.
More important than the money itself is the mindset this habit unlocks.
Every goal in life worth pursuing is going to take a long time….and it’s going to require ongoing consistency more than temporary intensity. Too many people are trying to “get rich quick” when they should be focused on getting rich slowly.
In any endeavor, the price of success is usually just doing the same boring things over and over again….that most people aren’t willing to do. This is what creates results in the gym, in business, and ultimately, in life.
This is why cultivating the emotional discipline to pay a monthly mortgage is one of the best things you can do for yourself.
It’s more than a mortgage, it’s about the type of person it helps you to become.
- Josh
A lot of people want to put their cash to work in real estate right now. I get it.
But here’s the honest truth: the numbers are hard to make work. Doesn’t matter if you’re looking in Minneapolis, Eden Prairie, Plymouth, or anywhere else in the metro. Prices are up. Rates are up. The math is tight.
And that’s frustrating when you’re sitting on capital and watching it sit.
But here’s what I tell every investor I work with: no deal is better than a bad deal.
Forcing a deal because you want to be invested is how you end up with a property that bleeds every month.
Patience isn’t passive; it’s a strategy.
The right deal is out there. We just have to find it.
Last weekend my buyers lost out on a home. Multiple offers. Someone else got it.
It was a hard call to make. But I told them, we’ll get back in the game. Let’s keep looking.
Five days later my phone rings. It’s the listing agent.
The buyers who got the house got cold feet. Backed out. And she wanted to work with me and my clients first.
We talked through the original terms, made some adjustments, and got it done.
Sometimes the house that was “gone” isn’t actually gone.
04/15/2026
The average days on market in Minnetonka is currently 19 days. This means, if you want to sell your home by June 1st, realistically, you should be listing your home by May 13th. Now, of course, every sale is different.
Some homes will sell in one weekend.
Some will take 19+ days to sell.
But as a real estate agent here in Minnetonka, there’s one thing that will always INCREASE your odds of selling quickly: MARKETING.
I take that very seriously – don’t believe me? Just scroll my page!
So, if you are thinking about selling this summer, there are 2 things you need to do:
1. Figure out when you want your home to be sold and then count back 19 days.
2. Hire an agent who knows how to market a property – like me.
- Josh
(612) 431-9635
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