Gull Lake’s water clarity places it among the cleaner large lakes in the Brainerd Lakes area, and that reputation draws lakefront buyers from across North Central Minnesota real estate markets and beyond. For anyone seriously considering a purchase on Nisswa real estate or the broader Gull Lake chain, the clarity measurement is the first number […]
This month is all about the veterans Timing has a funny way of putting things into perspective. Just spend a couple of hours at the new and impressive Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum at Camp Ripley and read the accounts of Minnesota’s veterans dating all the way back to the Civil War. Snap back to […]
Gull Lake, the Whitefish Chain, Pelican Lake, and Cross Lake Reservoir each feel different on the water, and each performs differently for the property sitting on its shore. A buyer comparing these four Brainerd Lakes waters is not just choosing a view, they are choosing a shoreline character, a dock situation, a septic history, and […]
The valuation notice arrives in the spring, the number on it is larger than it was, and the natural conclusion is that the county has just told you what your property is worth. Sometimes that is close to true. The assessor’s estimated market value is a genuine attempt at market value, built from real sales, […]
Two pricing strategies get proposed at almost every listing appointment in the Brainerd Lakes area, and they point in opposite directions. One says to list above where the market sits so there is room to come down. The other says to price at or just inside the range, create urgency, and let competing buyers push […]
It is one of the most common conversations we have at a kitchen table on the water. A neighbor sold three years ago, the number stuck, and now it anchors every discussion about what the property down the shoreline is worth today. The instinct behind it is sound, because proximity really does matter in valuation. […]
Owners of lake property in the Brainerd Lakes area tend to think about value the way they think about any other house, in terms of bedrooms, finishes, and square footage. On the water, that instinct is misleading. Frontage and lake tier set the range a parcel trades in, and that range is wide enough to […]
A large share of would-be buyers in North Central Minnesota real estate never start a home search because they assume they need twenty percent down and do not have it. That assumption keeps people renting for years longer than necessary, and it is wrong often enough to be worth correcting directly. Minnesota Housing runs down […]
Most cabin owners who are on the fence about selling run the math on one side of the question only. They estimate what the place might bring, decide the number is not quite compelling enough yet, and resolve to revisit it next season. What almost nobody prices out is the other side: what that additional […]
Conversations about selling a lake place almost always start with the market, and in North Central Minnesota real estate that is usually the wrong starting point. A cabin in the Brainerd Lakes area is rarely a financial position first. It is a place where a particular version of your family happened, and the real question […]
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Alysia Eggers
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"Diane is a pro, she has the knowledge and tact that it takes in this market. Either buying or selling I would recommend her to anyone that is looking for a professional realtor in the greater lakes area."
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"Sometimes in life we're privileged to deal with people who are exceptional and unbelievable, and this describes the team at MN Exclusive Homes. Listing our home, photography with aerial views as well, and showings led to a sale in just two weeks. We can't say enough about this team and their professionalism! We recommend them to anyone considering selling or purchasing a home. They stay in constant touch with you and guide you through everything."
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"Jim was extremely knowledgeable about the market and had great insight on the lakes, the property values and what we were looking for. I would certainly use him again if the need were ever to arise. Great guy and really plugged in."
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