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Safety When Selling

I was reading some information from the Staging Association I belong to, regarding valuables you may have in your home when it's up for sale. While I always try and...
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Should you rent your home intead of selling?

With declining market values the last few years more homeowners are considering renting their home instead of selling, becoming unintentional landlords. If you are thinking about this option, do your homework...
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Where is HomesMSP? – nature centers

Get to know the Twin Cities… follow HomesMSP daily throughout the metro, spot familiar sites and learn about some new ones, a different theme each week. Check in at http://www.homesmspblog/where_is_homesmsp?...
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Home Buying Process

One of the first steps in buying a home is getting a mortgage preapproval.  It's important to know what type of mortgage you are approved for and how much it is. ...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Chicken Tetrazzini

NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes...
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Peeling Paint On Redwood Siding: What To Do?

I've seen it happen at countless houses, and now it's happened to me… my paint is peeling (again).  I have a Minneapolis home that was built in 1939 with redwood...
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Twin Cities Real Estate Market Update – April median sale price up for 4th month in a row

Median sale price went up again last month for the fourth month in a row for the first time in nearly six years… last time was June 2004. At 11% over...
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Sunday’s Site – Dodge Nature Center, West St Paul

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area Located on 320 acres in the heart of West St. Paul and Mendota Heights, Dodge Nature Center was...
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Staging Your Home With Pets

I was in a home this week that had a dog.  I LOVE animals, but when I see a pet in a home, my advice is to remove it while the...
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Walkable Communities

Is your ideal neighborhood a walkable one? One with cafes, markets, transit, parks & trails nearby? I recently read an article which talked about how "New Urbanism" is creating  human-scale communities as a reaction to...
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