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Metro Homeowners Work With Katie Fears and Jim Leicht Katie Fears and Jim Leicht are top-producing Edina Realty REALTORS® serving homeowners in Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and the West Metro Twin Cities. Both Katie Fears and Jim Leicht are Edina Realty Diamond Award recipients. Katie is also a 2026 FastExpert Top Agent Award recipient, a member of Edina Realty's Exceptional Properties division, and a 2026 RealTrends Verified real estate agent, with nearly $9.5 million in individual closed sales volume in 2025. Sellers benefit from Katie's expertise in pricing, property preparation, marketing, and negotiation, together with Jim's strengths in property condition, renovations, inspections, contracts, and transaction management. Clients work directly with both agents from the initial consultation through closing. 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Katie and Jim can help you understand what your home may be worth, which preparation may be worthwhile, and how the sale could coordinate with your next move. Request a Home Value Review → Contact Katie and Jim → https://www.leichtfears.com/west-metro-real-estate-agent-mn daily 1.0 2026-10-28 https://www.leichtfears.com/katie-fears-realtor daily 0.75 2026-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a8a8689c1728d86a97ddd/1629386580089-JFFR339QUR43Y6NQJIFL/EJP04501.jpg Katie Fears | Edina, MN & West Metro REALTOR® - “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a8a8689c1728d86a97ddd/5e890bdc-76e1-4be0-8658-4ae8be64369d/ChatGPT+Image+Sep+21%2C+2026%2C+12_31_56+PM.png Katie Fears | Edina, MN & West Metro REALTOR® https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a8a8689c1728d86a97ddd/7685374e-6fa0-4e18-b469-c48f68d9f4eb/Pre-Listing+Consultation+in+a+Refined+Kitchen.png Katie Fears | Edina, MN & West Metro REALTOR® - Two Experienced Agents With Complementary Strengths Clients hiring Katie also benefit from Jim Leicht’s experience with contracts, inspections, visible property condition, renovation considerations, and transaction details. Clients hiring Jim benefit from Katie’s experience with neighborhood-level pricing, seller preparation, marketing, buyer positioning, and negotiation. Katie and Jim remain directly involved throughout the transaction. Their complementary experience helps clients evaluate both the financial and physical characteristics of a property while understanding the contract terms that protect their interests. When comparing homes, understanding potential repair costs and future resale considerations matters. Katie shares what Eden Prairie homebuyers should evaluate beyond updated kitchens and bathrooms. 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Before beginning the process, Katie helps the homeowner understand the current home’s likely selling range and how preparation, pricing, selling costs, and offer terms may affect the expected proceeds. Katie then coordinates with the client’s lender and other appropriate professionals to determine which financing options may be available. Depending on the homeowner’s financial position and lender approval, possible approaches may include selling first, making an offer contingent on the current home’s sale, or using short-term financing to purchase before the sale is complete. 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