Community, Seasonal

15 Outdoor Winter Activities in Minnesota

Winter is here and if you’re willing to embrace the cold, there’s plenty of fun to be had throughout the season. Here are 15 outdoor winter activities to pull you out of hibernation. Duluth’s Bentleyville Tour of Lights November 21 – December 27 An impressive light display with more than 3.5 million lights across 20 acres. St. Paul Winter Carnival January 28 – February 7 Holidazzle Village November … Continue reading 15 Outdoor Winter Activities in Minnesota

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Real Estate

10 DIY Christmas Ornaments

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

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Featured Vendors

Featured Vendor Friday – Business By Design

As a small business, it is crucial to have a solid understanding of your accounting and financial planning. Team Lucky Duck has found incredible value in using Business By Design to handle many financial aspects of running our real estate team. Today we have Paul Miller, founder of Business By Design with us to answer some entrepreneur and small business questions for us. Team Lucky Duck: … Continue reading Featured Vendor Friday – Business By Design

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Real Estate, Seasonal

Real Estate Myth: Winter is a Bad Time to Sell Your Home

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

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Real Estate

Just Sold – November 2015

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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Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Seasonal

The Homeowner’s Gift Guide

Every homeowner has an endless list of items they want for their home. We came up with a gift guide full of suggestions that might make your favorite homeowner’s day. Apple Tree To Be from the New England Trading Company, Ltd. $24.00 Denali 115-Piece Home Repair Tool Kit   Drill $199 Doormat $29 Custom Cutting Board $35 Custom Christmas ornament $83 Cookie Jar $13 Light Fixture $15 – $100 Outdoor Tools $10-$100 Garden … Continue reading The Homeowner’s Gift Guide

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Community, Events, Giving Back, Real Estate

SPAAR Dresser Build Event

Last week Team Lucky Duck had a great time volunteering with the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors to build dressers for Bridging Inc. Through our efforts, we built 35 dressers that will be sent to those transitioning out of homelessness and poverty. Thank you to SPAAR for organizing this event and thank you to Bridging for the work you do to support our community. Additionally, a … Continue reading SPAAR Dresser Build Event

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Seasonal

Black Friday Door Buster Deals

Black Friday is upon us and we’re here to help you find the best door buster deals. Be sure to check out our guide to surviving Black Friday and then go get your holiday shopping done in one swoop. Walmart Starts 6pm on Thanksgiving Day. From TV and electronics to toys and tools, Walmart has discounts on everything storewide. Amazon Typically the best online shopping … Continue reading Black Friday Door Buster Deals

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How to Survive Black Friday

People have been using the day after Thanksgiving as a shopping holiday since the 1920’s but the term “Black Friday” wasn’t coined until the 1960’s when retailers’ accounting systems would go from red (negative) to black (positive). The holiday’s popularity continues to grow each year and has even overflowed into Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday. We’re here to help navigate the challenges of finding the best deal … Continue reading How to Survive Black Friday

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