Jesse Steed, REALTOR®

Do you wish you had an Owner's Manual to your property? I've often deeply desired this for myself and I know many home buyers in the same boat. Whenever you move to a new place there's always the same questions; how does this work? where is this thing? who services that? 

Living in Northfield with two small boys, questions about the Cannon River are inescapable.  “Why is it called the Cannon River?” asks my 6-year-old, probably hoping that the answer has something to do with gunpowder and large projectiles.

Small towns and rural communities abound in Minnesota.  Each one has its own unique story, of settlement and growth and change, and how they have come to make Minnesota what it is today.  Rice County is full of stories of adventure and beginnings, populated by hardy, colorful characters—your ancestors, if your family hails from these parts.

Cute costumed kids begging for candy and eating hot dogs at the local fire station party—that’s the Halloween everyone likes to talk about.  But is that the same Halloween of the scary slasher movies and the haunted attractions that pop up every October?  Ghost stories and witches and pagan rituals always find their way into this holiday as well.

A nice Sunday drive or a walk in the park usually means taking the scenic route and that is always a refreshing change of pace.  Northfield has many trails perfect for hiking, biking, running, and casual walking.  But there’s more to explore in Minnesota if you are willing to go the distance and venture beyond your back door.

“From Ghoulies and ghosties And long-leggedly beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!” --Traditional Scottish Prayer

Looking for the townhome lifestyle before winter? Choose from a 2 bed 3 bath 1576 sqft two-story townhome in Liberty Park in Northfield or a 4 bed 2 bath 2048 sqft split entry end-unit in Millstone Square in Dundas.

Who’s got the biggest pumpkins?  Where can you pick the crispiest apples?  And who’s got the most family friendly corn mazes?

Home owners’ alert: beware of invisible intruders.  Until recent years, you thought your greatest concern was over keeping the local bugs and varmints in their natural habitat—outdoors.  But, no, the topic of the hour is air quality—the indoor type—and the concern is over the gases and chemicals that find their way indoors

Those guys at Popular Mechanics and IceDamRemovalGuys.com —gotta love ‘em!  A recent lead article in Popular Mechanics (September 2018, p11-15) covered the basics of a DIY energy audit—air leaks, humidity, insulation, the attic, and the heating/cooling system—work that is best done when the weather is still nice.  And this is the short list; this is do-able.