I got a call today from someone who was driving around trying to find a good lake cabin to buy, and mentioned that he had a heck of a time driving down the driveway of one of my listings he found online. Now if you are anywhere in the eastern half of Minnesota today, you […]
Finding the Best Lakefront Real Estate in the Bemidji Area – Feb 13, 2012
I find that Bemidji is one of those places that quite a few people know of, but not a lot of them think of as a Minnesota vacation home destination. Many folks are familiar with Bemidji State University as the northernmost four-year college in Minnesota, but Beltrami County also has 237 lakes that provide rich […]
Why are Lakefront Buyers so Different than Other Buyers? – Feb 11, 2014
One thing that most real estate agents don’t understand is how versatile the majority of lakefront buyers are. In my specialty as a waterfront buyer guide across most of Minnesota and the northwestern border of Wisconsin, I often work with buyers who want to look in areas like Alexandria or Willmar (approximately 2 hours west […]
Beating the Spring Rush to Get the Best Deal – Feb 7, 2014
Each year there are a lot of lake properties that go off the market without selling, generally between October and the end of December. This is more prevalent as you get further from the Twin Cities, as winter makes some lake cabin and vacation home areas difficult to access in popular waterfront markets like Brainerd, […]
Buying a Second Home on a Lake – Feb 6, 2014
In 2013 we began to see a lot of lake home buyers come back into the market again who were getting near retirement age. In fact, about 90% of our waterfront buyers last year were in their 50s and 60s, and each of them was looking for about the same type of lake property. Little or […]