Lake Property

How to Ensure Your Dock is Ready for Winter

15 September 2020
Andrew Hofstetter
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Categories: Blog, Cabin Life, Lake Life, Lake Property, Minnesota Cabin Real Estate, Minnesota Real Estate, Vacation Property

It’s hard to believe summer is over, and we’re already talking about closing up your lakeshore cabins for the winter. Here’s hoping we have several weeks left to enjoy comfortable but cooler weather and no mosquitos!

But, when it comes time to winterize your Minnesota lakeshore cabin, here are a few tips:

  • Remove your floating dock, so it doesn’t get damaged if the lake freezes. Secure it once out of the water, and don’t forget to bring in the anchors!
  • Clean your dock’s surface. Whether you can see it or not, you may have algae and fungus on your dock. Cleaning it thoroughly ensures it will be in good shape next spring/summer when you’re ready to put it back in the water
  • Inspect your boat lift if you have one. Check to make sure all parts look good and are working properly.
  • Verify insurance coverage. If you haven’t insured your dock, you might want to consider doing that. Docks are expensive, and insuring them can save you a lot of pain down the road if something happens!

When warm weather rolls back around, your dock will be ready to use and enjoy.

Wildlife Food Plot Tips for Northern Minnesota

25 August 2020
Andrew Hofstetter
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Categories: Blog, Cabin Life, Lake Life, Lake Property, Northern Minnesota Things to Do, Vacation Property

Wildlife food plots can be a component of wildlife management on your property up north in Minnesota. Though natural habitat provides suitable cover, food, water, and space, planting annual or perennial crops on your land can provide a supplemental food source for wildlife.

Here are a few tips to help you with your food plot this year:

  • If you have a lot of land, several smaller plots are better than one large plot. Also, irregular edges and shapes are best.
  • Test your soil for pH and nutrients and add appropriate amounts of lime and fertilizer to maximize plant growth. 
  • Purchasing expensive seed mixes is not necessary. Single species seeds can be purchased at your local store and mixed together. 
  • Good choices for your food plot include clover, alfalfa, and brassicas (rapeseed, turnips, etc.)

Lake Homes and Cabins – Today’s Sellers Market!

25 June 2020
BHRadmin20
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Categories: Blog, Lake Property, Minnesota Cabin Real Estate, Minnesota Real Estate, Northern Minnesota Real Estate, Vacation Property

Up North – in lake country – we have seen a dramatic drop in lake homes and lake cabins for sale. In fact, inventories of lake properties for sale in June are half of what they were back in 2015 – yet we still have strong demand from buyers for lake homes and cabins. We are seeing an upward pressure on prices, as buyers compete for limited inventory. It’s not just the bigger lakes like Leech Lake, Ten Mile, or the Woman Lake Chain. We’re seeing this on lakes of all sizes throughout Cass County.

What’s this mean if you’re thinking of selling?

Right now is a great opportunity to sell – both from a price standpoint and from a time-on-market standpoint. Will prices be higher next year if you wait? Maybe. There are a lot of variables in the lake home real estate market right now making daily headlines, and how these macro events will affect buyer demand in the future is still unknown. We do know that the market swings from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market and back again. Things are really good for sellers right now!

Call us today and we can have a conversation about the current seller’s market and the current value of your property – at no cost or obligation to you. With fewer competing lake home sellers and strong buyer demand, this may be an opportunity for you!

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