Misc Maple Grove Real Estate
Staging A Home For Fast Home Selling
Selling your Maple Grove Home is never a quick process, no matter how many years you have been involved with it. The fact is that home buying is a challenge, so you can have difficulty when you are on the other end of it. One of the easiest ways to get your Minnesota home to [...]
New Home Sprinkler System Debate
There is a debate raging at the state capital right now. The international building standards organization recently recommend that all new homes built (in the world) should have sprinkler systems installed at time of construction. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is evaluating that requirement for all new homes over the next several months to be included in [...]
Maple Grove Real Estate: Should you rent or own?
Great question. This has been a question for years. On the one hand, when you rent you are just paying to use a property without building up any equity. As a rental, you typically can not do any major work on the home to personalize it and make changes to fit your lifestyle. On the [...]
When to Refinance a Mortgage?
When you’re unable to manage your monthly home loan payments, you can consider obtaining a new home loan to replace the current one. But refinancing may not always be the right thing to do. So, when you’re concerned with when to refinance a mortgage, you must gather knowledge about the various situations when you may [...]
Maple Grove Homes For Sale: Coming Home To Comfort
If you are looking for city living that is close to shopping, good schools and lake front property you need look no further than Maple Grove Homes for sale. This bustling community has everything one’s heart can desire in a safe, close-knit community. The setting of Rice Lake makes for the perfect backdrop when you [...]
New Library Set to Open in Maple Grove
The new $29 million Maple Grove library is set to open this coming Saturday in the town green. Hennepin County funded the 40,000 square foot project which is a one story contemporary building with a large amount of glass and limestone. The glass and the vaulted ceilings are designed to convey a sense of openness, [...]
Maple Grove Half Marathon and 5k Now Full
The 3rd annual Maple Grove Half Marathon and 5k are being held on May 22 at 7:30am. Unfortunately, all slots in both races have been filled. Both races will begin at the Maple Grove Senior High School stadium and the courses wind through the city finishing again at the High School. The half marathon starts [...]
Reducing Your Expenses at Your Investment Property
In this economy, we need to be scrutinizing every dollar spent whether for personal or business. This is especially true when own investment properties. Currently, do you just write those expense checks each month without thinking much about if the bill is correct, necessary, or could be lower/eliminated? Although you can typically only raise rent [...]
Maple Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud
As part owner of Legacy Lending, Thomas John Hunter, was part of a $20 million mortgage scheme, according to authorities. The fraud took place from September 2005 to July 2007 and involved 37 separate real estate deals. Several Maple Grove Homes were involved. This week, Hunter plead guilty to his role in the fraud. Hunter [...]
City of Maple Grove Has 3 Bedroom Available
The City of Maple Grove has a 3-bedroom twinhome vacancy available in May/June. The rent is $685.00 per month, which does not include utilities ($500.00 security deposit is required). Applicant must earn at least three times the gross rent which is $2,487 per month or $29,844 per year and meet 50% of area median household [...]