About Vernon County, WI

Wow... attractive and nicely maintained Brick Craftsman Style home. Looking for move-in-condition? This one has recently refinished original hardwood floors, great woodwork and an updated Kitchen. A newer over-sizedgarage with plenty of room is an added bonus. There is also an in-ground 17x37 pool for summer fun, Stop By For My Open House During the Holiday Weekend on Sunday!

3-4 Bedroom, 2 full baths, Formal Dinning room, open staircase entry.

Open from 12:30 pm until 2:30 pm this Sunday the 5th of July.

I might be pool side enjoying some sun with tanning lotion and a good book, so be sure to come on in or check at the back yard gate!!!

Location 606 Central Avenue

Coon Valley, WI

Are you searching for homes to buy in Viroqua or Vernon County Wisconsin

call Mary Strang therteam.com RE/MAX Hill Country Realty 608-606-2999

About the author:

Mary Strang is the Broker-owner of RE/MAX Hill Country Realty located in Viroqua, WI. Home to Organic farming, a small rural city population of about 4000 and a great place to live! Copyright © 2009 by Mary Strang. All rights reserved... " Open House Sunday in Coon Valley, WI" the blog post was written by Mary Strang is believed accurate but may not be guaranteed.

Please Vote: How does a Realtor take a photo exactly like this?

1. You know the guy in the red cap and accidentally push the shutter button.

2. You normally are not aware of your surrounding and life just happens while doing real estate.

3. You felt the bright color of the red cap would add drama to the drab room and is your idea of staging a room.

4. You really don't care how the picture turned out and the MLS requires a photo within 48 hours.

Photo courtesy of an agent friend of mine who is now trying to pay more attention to what's going on around them in the room while taking their listing photos.

Are you searching for homes to buy in Viroqua or Vernon County Wisconsin

call Mary Strang therteam.com RE/MAX Hill Country Realty 608-606-2999

About the author:

Mary Strang is the Broker-owner of RE/MAX Hill Country Realty located in Viroqua, WI. Home to Organic farming, a small rural city population of about 4000 and a great place to live! Copyright © 2009 by Mary Strang. All rights reserved... " Realtors, pay attention while taking a photo" the blog post was written by Mary Strang is believed accurate but may not be guaranteed.

Home sales in Vernon County have not been as bad as the general public might expect. We just aren't hit as hard around here as other parts of the country. Compared with 2008 (38 sales) with more to hit the books, we've seen 30 single family homes ranging from $17,000 (tear down on a couple acres) up to $250,000 (updated farmette). One of my favorite properties sold this past quarter was a 55 acre valley with smaller home. It's hard to find such a nice valley setting without flood plain issues!

Vacant land sales have slowed compared to 2008 (13 sales) with only 5 sales recorded thus far. The largest parcel was over 100 acres of woods and meadows with small cabin. It appears to be a great hunting property and I'm sure the new owners will have years of enjoyment. Other parcels were smaller building sites in and around Westby and Viroqua.

I was involved with a relative bargain of selling 35 unsurveyed acres in the town of Sterling for $90,000. This sale had some major issues as the tax records say the property is 35 acres. After diligent homework by the Buyer, he came the conclusion the property could be as little as 28 acres without road easement. He asked for a survey but neither Seller or Buyer was interested in coming up with that additional expense. Needless to say, the Seller decided to slightly reduce his price to complete the sale. We still don't know how much acreage the property consists of!

Contact Marty at Erlandson Realty for all your Vernon County real estate needs. 1-888-800-9786

All information provided by the local MLS board involved the La Crosse Area Realtor's Association and South Central Realtor's Association.

Many a builder has told me, that one of the most common construction blunders made by DIY'ers are the step's measurement on staircases. I'd bet most Realtors have been out to list or view a home and while either going up or down the staircase, the last step was off a bit. It is just automatic and without any thought that ones foot just steps down at a uniformed rate... until oops that last step was deeper or shorter than the rest. It's an opportunity for a twisted ankle of worse maybe a fall. This structural defect can be a really expensive slip-up to repair. In most cases this mistake usually doesn't get fixed ever. Often it will cause the home to last much longer on the market than it normally would if the steps were right.

Some of the older rural homes I list on a regular basis have what might be called "farm-steps". Those are very steps from 100+ years ago. They are very vertical, extremely narrow and often have worn-in depressions from trudging for eons up and down those steps by the former occupants of those upper rooms. They too, are always found hidden behind a closed doorway, so the second floor can be unheated if wanted. Unless the staircase is completely relocated there is likely to be no extra room to fix it. As it would consume too much space or the headroom is just not there at either end of the staircase to bring this type of stairway into modern day building code.

One other difficult to sell stairway, is the Spiral Staircases. These stairway relics of the 70's, often conjurer up visual images of a hip and swank bachelor pad. I can just imagine Dean Martin crooning "Everybody Loves Somebody" on his way down those circular steps with a martini in hand.

Are you searching for homes to buy in Viroqua or Vernon County Wisconsin

call Mary Strang therteam.com RE/MAX Hill Country Realty 608-606-2999

About the author:

Mary Strang is the Broker-owner of RE/MAX Hill Country Realty located in Viroqua, WI. Home to Organic farming, a small rural city population of about 4000 and a great place to live! Copyright © 2009 by Mary Strang. All rights reserved... " Up Stairs Downs Stairs" the blog post was written by Mary Strang is believed accurate but may not be guaranteed.

At the most prominent ridge top point, along a winding country road lays a truly gorgeous property. Its location is just a few minutes from downtown Cashton or a short 20-minute trip to the city of Sparta. This is a head-turner of a property. As you are traveling along the panoramic ridge top, the incredible views will be sure to compete for your attention with this eye-catching log cabin home.

It's style is that of a distinctive and craftsman built home, which was "built better not bigger". Set on 4.5 acres this authentically styled log cabin was modeled after a traditional settler's cabin of the times gone by. With the use of genuine antique hand-hewn, chinked logs and the expected ad-on addition at the rear of the home, sided in cedar shakes, one has to wonder about its age and history. With approximately 1250+/- square feet of living space this home was erected around 1998 by hand, not from a kit. Since then this Log Home has received a tasteful renovation both inside and out. Thus taking it to a new level in the style found in quality homes such as those featured in the book "Not so Big Homes" which was a best seller by Sarah Susanka.

Interior: The home has 3 levels; on the main floor is an open great room with a natural stone fireplace. The fireplace has been fitted with an insert, which comfortably heats the entire home but the primary heat is the high-efficiency hot water boiler for the in-floor heating system. The flooring and woodwork throughout the house is of milled oak hardwoods. A central open stairway leads one up to the private and spacious master suite. It has plush carpet flooring, a large walk-in closet and half bath and 2 roof skylights. Back on the main level sharing the open spaces with the great room, is a gourmet kitchen. Top of the line stainless appliances such as a Jenn-air bottom freezer refrigerator, Firgidaire dual fuel slide in range with matching microwave and Bosch dishwasher are all included. The Beyers cabinets all have full depth pull out drawers. The island comes complete with a pot rack and 4 stools. The lower level of the home has full windows and walkout access. There is a second living space, ideal for a media room or family room and a second bedroom. The laundry and utilities are on this level.

Other Attributes: An amazing deck system of approximately 2000 +/- square feet of outdoor decking surrounds the house. There's plenty of room for parties and to recreate outdoors on the impressive deck, lower patio or under the front covered porch. The Northland Building is 30X56 with full concrete floors, 220 volt, 100 amps service and plenty of room to park 8 cars. The overhead door is 18X8 and the other is 9x8 with openers, plus there is water to the building. The second wooden shed is 16X24 and also has electric service. There is a huge garden plot, a well-established asparagus patch, and walking paths lead you through the wooded portions of the acreage. This is a unique property and worth a trip to see, it's a delight in all seasons!

Are you searching for homes to buy in Viroqua or Vernon County Wisconsin

call Mary Strang therteam.com RE/MAX Hill Country Realty 608-606-2999

About the author:

Mary Strang is the Broker-owner of RE/MAX Hill Country Realty located in Viroqua, WI. Home to Organic farming, a small rural city population of about 4000 and a great place to live! Copyright © 2009 by Mary Strang. All rights reserved... " Settler's Log Cabin" the blog post was written by Mary Strang is believed accurate but may not be guaranteed.