When it comes to owning a home, you need to factor in property taxes when considering your monthly expenses. It’s important to understand how they’re assessed and how they differ across cities and counties. There are several factors that are considered when determining your property taxes. As a result, every city will assess them slightly differently. Assessed Value of Property This is the most obvious and … Continue reading Navigating Property Taxes
The way the real estate industry ran before the internet versus how it operates today is drastically different. We thought it would be fun to look back and see how far the home buying and selling process has come. Going all the way back to the 1800s, real estate brokers would gather at their local association to share information on properties for sale. This is how … Continue reading Old School vs. Present Day Real Estate
With nearly 1.2 million realtors across the nation, it can feel overwhelming to pick the agent that is going to be the best fit for you. Here are six secrets to hiring a great realtor. 1.Do Your Research With the internet these days, it’s fairly easy to filter through hundreds of realtors to narrow down your options. You can check out their web presence and … Continue reading 6 Secrets To Hiring The Best Realtor
Congratulations to our clients that were able to sell real estate in December! We love being able to help you! Congrats to Jack and Kylie on selling their home. Good luck on the job relocation! We were thrilled to help Jenna buy her first home last month! If you or anyone you know is looking to buy, sell, or invest in real estate, we would … Continue reading Just Sold – December 2015
There are several misconceptions of what a realtor’s job is like on a day-to-day basis. When you get to make your own hours and run your own business, it might be easy to assume their job is simple. Looking into what a real day in the life of a realtor is like might change that. 8:30am: Team Meeting to sync up and talk about any updates … Continue reading A Day In The Life of A Realtor
The majority of house hunting is done online these days and the first thing everyone wants to see is the listing’s photos. These pictures can mean the difference of someone wanting to see the house in person or not. These pictures can spark the imagination of the viewer and will help them understand if they could see their family in this house. That is why having … Continue reading The Power of Listing Photos
The real estate market is always changing and we have a new batch of million dollar listings that have gone up for sale in the past month. New to the market at $1,375,000 is 2864 Irving Ave S. in Minneapolis. Cozied nicely in the Isles neighborhood, this 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home is simply gorgeous. For those looking for a lot of quiet space, 12282 Coffee Trail in Rosemount … Continue reading Million Dollar Monday
Decorating the tree is a Christmas tradition, only made more special when you can hang homemade ornaments you or your family made. Here are 10 of the cutest and easiest DIY Christmas ornaments for you to make this holiday season. All you’ll need are some basic crafts supplies, a glue gun and household items. They’re so simple they don’t even need instructions! If you … Continue reading 10 DIY Christmas Ornaments
Oftentimes Minnesotans will tell us that they want to wait until spring to sell their home because winter is a bad time to put their house on the market. After working in real estate over the past 5 winters, Team Lucky Duck can dispel that myth. In fact, there are many perks to selling real estate during the off season. As people start to hibernate … Continue reading Real Estate Myth: Winter is a Bad Time to Sell Your Home
Congratulations to our clients that were able to sell real estate in November! We love being able to help you! Congratulations again, to Jake and Amanda who bought their new construction home this month! Congratulations to Pam and Berry who bought a beautiful one-level home overlooking a pond. Enjoy that community pool! If you or anyone you know is looking to buy, sell, or invest … Continue reading Just Sold – November 2015
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