I subscribe to The Wall Street Journal and look forward to reading it each morning. Fridays issues I particularly enjoy as there is a section called Mansion that focuses on real estate. In today's edition there is an article titled The Top 10 Upgrades to Sell Your Home for Top Dollar that I felt would be of interest to any potential buyer or seller of real estate. At the end of the article are 6 turn-offs to luxury home buyers. Number 1 on the list is granite which might come as a surprise some people. Number 6 is heavy brown furniture and that shouldn't be a surprise but might be a revelation to some. Also in today's newspapers is an article in ...
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It is the time of year where you can't escape lists of "Top Tens" and "Best Ofs". In that spirit, I present to you the the ten highest sale prices of lake homes and residential homes in Douglas County in 2018. LAKE HOMES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, MINNESOTA $1,412, 500 - 6462 Indian Lake Rd NW (Indian Lake) $1,005,500 - 3205 E Latoka Cir SW (Latoka) $980,000 - 2340 County Road 120 NE (Le Homme Dieu) $880,000 - 12750 Hermosa Beach Rd NW (Miltona) $850,000 - 95 Sugar Bush Ln (Geneva) $835,000 - 6917 County Road 11 NE (Carlos) $825,000 - 4478 Country Shores SW (Latoka) $725,000 - 6349 County Road 11 NE (Carlos) $714,000 - 15016 Walnut Ln NE (Miltona) $689,000 ...
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Maple Lake is nearby the southern business district of Alexandria. In the video embedded above (recorded in October) you will see a number of Maple Lake homes. They are located at the southeast and south end of the 830 acre lake. The video begins at the southern portion of Forada Beach Road (for those that are familiar, the start location is where Forada Beach Road is unpaved) and moves south and then west along South Maple Lake Road. All of the properties are within Douglas County but the homes along Forada Beach Road have Alexandria mailing addresses and those along South Maple Lake Road have Glenwood addresses. All are part of School District 206 ...
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Late in October of this year I recorded the video below at Lake Le Homme Dieu. With November having been frigid, it seems like a long time ago. What you will see is the north shore of the lake and then pass over the Carlos-Le Homme Dieu channel into Lake Carlos. You will see some of the homes at the southeast end of Lake Carlos and then will head inland and back to the north end of Le Homme Dieu. The properties at the north end of Le Homme Dieu very rarely are put on the open market. Take a drive along County Road 120 and you will understand why. Besides the shoreline being level and having an outstanding lake ...
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Not the best blog post title. Kind of sounds like it might be a bad television series on one of the many obscure networks. But, that is what you will see in the video recorded on Friday, November 2, 2018 around 4:30 pm at Maple Lake. Your view will be from 200-300 feet above the lake and moving northward to Maple Spring Drive and then along Yanda Drive with the end being at the beginning of Forada Beach Road. On Yanda Drive you will be able to see one of the Public Accesses at Maple ...
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Forada Beach Road has some of the best, if not the best, lakeshore at crystal clear (20.6 feet average water clarity per the MN DNR) Maple Lake. Yesterday I added a new listing to Alexandria's MLS for a lake property with 68 feet of level lakeshore and hard, sandy bottomed lake frontage at Forada Beach Road. If you watch the video you will be able to see what I am referring to. A couple of cool things about this property are that it has an artesian well and what I believe is the only boathouse at Maple. Take a virtual walk thru the cottage and when you are finished look for the buttons in the lower left corner of the ...
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At the northwest side of the largest lake in Douglas County, Lake Miltona, lies the homes and cottages of Riedel (pronounced "rye-dell" for the name of the family that platted it back in the 1950's) Beach Road and Riedel Beach Lane. The total distance of the two roads is less than 1/2 mile. Below is a video (safe for work...no sound) with an aerial view of the two that I recorded one week ago. Lake Miltona has over 17 miles of shoreline. It isn't part of a Chain but with all that shoreline and an area greater than 5,700 acres, it is tough to be bored at this lake ...
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Frenchman Cove is a townhome association located at the northeast side of Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria, Minnesota. There are twenty three homes and this association has the distinction among the lakefront associations in that it has an inground pool. Swimmers enjoying the pool also enjoy a lake view. From Frenchman there is a broad view of Le Homme Dieu and you can see Lake Carlos beckoning you for a visit. Next to the association on the north side is the Krueger Creek Public Access. Downtown Alexandria is a short drive from Frenchman. To be at Big Ole's feet it will only take ten to twelve minutes. As of today, there is one home for sale at Frenchman Cove ...
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Northbrook Circle is a street in Alexandria near Voyager Elementary School and as you will see in the video below, it is a short distance north of downtown Alexandria. The street has seventeen homes and it is an attractive, well maintained community. For golfers, Northbrook is very close to the Alexandria Golf Club. Near Lakes All homes in Alexandria are near lakes and Northbrook Circle is no different. In the video you will see Lake Henry and Agnes are very close to Northbrook and Lake Darling is not very far away. You will also be able to see Carlos and Le Homme Dieu in the distance. About Ownership at Northbrook The seventeen homes are part of an homeowners association named ...
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