About Kanabec County, MN

This 4 BR home is located on nearly 10 acres and is now available Contract for Deed! The home has several recent updates including the roof, siding, plumbing and furnance! There is a bedroom and bath on the main level, with main level laundry. It has a nice wooded yard with more land available (60 acres).

Price: $134,900 - Check out the video photo tour!

Are you looking for a large piece of land to build your dream home? This 60 acre property has a couple of good building sites and is priced well at $79,900. Located 4 miles north of Ogilvie MN it offers a flexable location to commute from, with contract for deed terms available. There several wooded acres along with several open acres with hunting and wildlife all around. More info at: 2125XX HWY 47 - Ogilvie MN.

Also there is another property that is being split off from this one if you want to purchase together and move right in! More info here!

Looking for something to do? An excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the signs of spring? This is the place for ideas!

Pine City is doing a citywide community blood drive, sponsered by the VFW and Auxillary on April 27th from 1-7. The drive will be at the Evangelical Free Church. For an appointment you can call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org. If you can't make it to Pine City, there is a drive coming up in Ogilvie on May 4th from 11-5. Call 272-5000 for an appointment in Ogilvie.

There will be a breastfeeding conference held on April 27th and 28th at the Grand Event Center in Mora. This event is for professionals and community members alike. If interested you can call 679-5439 for more information.

Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church is hosting a carnival on April 29th from 5:30-8 PM. Lots of fun games and activities listed, including bingo, face painting, and inflatable moonwalks. 40 tickets are $10.00, and most activites are going to be one ticket per. The address is 905 West Central Drive in Braham.

Jim and Beth Hallin of the Crystal are having their "Last Hurrah!" this weekend, April 29th, 30th, and May 1st. Free appetizers Saturday and Sunday, drawings and happy hour pricing. This is also your last chance to use up any gift cards or coupons you have sitting around before the new owners, Mike and Deb Hallin take over. We will miss Beth and Jim, but we will welcome Mike and Deb!

Medication drop off, Coborn's in Mora - Bring in your old, unused or expired medications (both prescription and over-the-counter) to be diposed of properly! The Kanabec Sheriff's Office is hosting this event. An awesome alternative to just throwing medications away in the trash! April 30th from 10-2 at the Coborn's Pharmacy.

I know this event isn't in Kanabec County, but there is a huge piano and guitar sale at the Cambridge City Center Mall on April 30th as well. The sale is hosted by Carlson's Piano World. They claim to have pianos up to 70% off, and guitars up to 75% off. For more information on this sale you can call 1-877-763-4011. This sale runs from 10-5 Saturday only!

Petal Pushers Garden Center is having an open house on Saturday April 30th from 9-5 and Sunday May 1st from 10-5. There will be door prizes and one free plant per family! Check out their website at www.greenhouselady.com or like them on facebook! - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petal-Pushers-Garden-Center/374054538600?ref=ts&sk=wall

Enjoy your week in Kanabec County!

-If you know of an event coming up that you would like mentioned here in this blog or on Joslyn's facebook page, feel free to email MyMoraHome@gmail.com and I will add your event to my pages!-

Joslyn is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Minnesota, and works for Century 21 Moline Realty in Cambridge, MN. You can like Joslyn on facebook for more local news and events at www.facebook.com/joslynsolomon

"It is impossible to sell a home in this market."

I'll agree - it's not easy...

...but it's not impossible.  Homes are still selling in Kanabec County.  In the last 6 months, 78 homes have sold in Kanabec County.  (April through October)  The price range of the homes that sold has been as low as $8,000 and as high as $499,000!   The average price of a sale for the last six months is $100,852 with just under 6 months on the market.  Homes are selling! 

How do you compete?  The average price per finished square foot is $61.34.  Simply multiply this number by your total finished square footage for a rough estimate of your home's value in average condition.

Is your home in higher demand?  The homes we see with the most interest right now are homes with 5+ acres and homes that qualify for FHA or other first time homebuyer programs.  To ensure you are competitive, try to take a look at your home as if you are a modern day lender.  Are there any electrical issues?  Unfinished work?  Are you completely free of safety concerns?  You may be ready for market!

When it is time to choose an agent, I hope you will consider my years of experience, Century 21 brand name, extensive online advertising, and cutting edge website.  Feel free to research me - view my blog, facebook page, and website.  I hope to talk to you soon!

 

Robert Swetz (Vegas Bob's) Mother passed away 2:00 Central Time 8-27-2010

Robert Swetz is very sad because he didn't have the chance to say "Goodbye" to his Mother. I received a phone call yesterday from my sister saying our Mother's body was shutting down, and to wait a few days and see what happens.

Dorothy Swetz aka (Dorothy Gilbert) was a very loving mother and shall be very missed by all of us. She had been fighting "Cancer" for around 35 years and we all wondered how she continued to be so strong.

Dorothy (Dodie) came into our lives when our real Mother had left us when I was around eight years old, and even though Dodie was our step-mother I felt she was our real Mother because she was with us through all these years.

I will be heading to Minnesota to spend some time with our Father and dry his tears of joy & sadness, the joy that our father expresses is because he knows that Dodie has been relieved of the pain she has suffered in her years of sickness.

Here is a post I wrote yesterday and these types of posts are very difficult to write.

And for now all I can say is this post is for you Mom, "Goodbye" and Robert loves you!

Vegas Bob handles death very well but not when it's his mother!

Post & Pic by Robert Swetz 8-27-2010 All rights reserved - "Dodie", Nu Nu, Vegas Bob, Sherry & Robert Swetz Sr.