There are a lot of awesome places to watch fireworks but the best by far in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is The Liffy Irish Pub. As they call it "St. Paul's Spirited Irish Pub". Located across the street from the Xcel Energy Center and adjoining the Holiday Inn, The Liffy is a roof top pub with great food and great atmosphere. My favorite item on the menu is the Cheese Plate. It is not just two squares of cheese like most places, it is more cheese than you can eat and you may be taking some home. The chutney served with it is incredible. Of course they have pub fare as well as all the Irish classics such as Corn Beef and Cabbage. Plus Guinness and Bottingtons on tap! So back to the Fireworks.....St. Paul's fireworks are shot off on Harriet Island over the Mississippi River. From the ro... 06/29/2010

Originally posted on my blog Twin Cities Real Estate Buzz Throughout the Twin Cities, and especially in Minneapolis and Saint Paul which have the highest number of vacant homes, it is bound to happen that uninvited guests might take it upon themselves to utilize your vacant property. Those less fortunate souls, either out of a job or out of a home, decide it is ok to break into a house and live there for a while. They don't care if what they are doing is illegal, and some even justify it as their right. However if any squatters reading this post are planning on doing this in the near future, then you might want to make sure you don't choose a home that is listed with a real estate agent. It happened recently to one of my clients, and is the first time I have run into it personally with ... 05/11/2010

Description and Features Battle Creek Area of St Paul! Bedrooms:3Bathrooms:2Square Feet:1970Year Built:1960 Location Click to view map: 15 Kipling Street St Paul MN 55119 Links Battle Creek St Paul Area 3 Br Home!Listing Website 05/10/2010

How this client did Home Staging correctly in St. Paul, MN. Many of my clients think they should wait to do Home Staging. They think that the best plan will be to put their house on the market, see how it goes, THEN if it doesn't sell or if it gets negative feedback, they'll have it staged. Please, Stage your Home correctly from the beginning! You'll never get back those potential buyers who came through when it was a hot new listing. So, what did my client in St. Paul do correctly? They knew Home Staging was important. They had me come through their home, give them advice on what was needing to be done, changed, and upgraded. They worked hard and did all the necessary improvements. They took down dated wallpaper, updated lighting, repainted, made necessary repairs, and most importantly... 04/23/2010

Price: $350,000 FIZBER.com ID 15839566 Acreage/Land with in 1082 Summit Ave Saint paul, MN, 55105 http://www.fizber.com/15839566/ 1082 Summit Ave - For Sale By Owner Property Details: Type: Acreage/Land Address: 1082 Summit Ave, Saint paul, MN, 55105 Sq footage: 0.0 Floors: n/a Bathrooms: 0.0 Bedrooms: 0 Year built: 0 View full property details and seller's contacts. View more Minnesota homes for sale. Homes for Sale by Owner. Description: This parcel of land on historic Summit Avenue, in idyllic Crocus Hill, is available for the very first time in its history. Offered as an approved lot by the City of St. Paul, the plat illustrates 54 foot frontage and 210 foot depth, with a plateau and a series of elevation changes in its topography; making it ideal for residential development. Addit... 04/18/2010

Growing up Irish in Minnesota made March 17th an official holiday! (Okay...I'm only a quarter Irish but on St. Pat's day, whose counting?) From time to time we attended the big parade in downtown St Paul and once even walked under the “Flaherty” banner. But it was much more fun to watch the festivities from the safety of the curb. I think my mom tried to feed us a dinner of home cooked corned beef and cabbage once...not a big success in our house. We didn’t dance, but sang the “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” all day (my Prussian grandmother's favorite song)! It was fun to celebrate our heritage. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day,I wanted to share some fun Minnesota Irish websites. Enjoy! Meet St. Patrick Irish in Minnesota IrishSongs and their lyrics Irish Recipes St. Paul St. Pat's St. Patr... 03/17/2010

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St Paul MN Homes $100,000 - $500.000 * Instant Updates * Schools and Walk Score Click St Paul MN $100,000 - $500,000 Homes Instant Updates Fast Easy Instant Updates No Sign-Up Schools Walk Score Go Green CD, REO, Short Sale Comfort Level High 25 Yrs Local Industry Experience Contact Information RES RealtyBob Elliot 12280 Nicollet AveBurnsville MN 55337612 578 6162More Listing InformationSt Paul MN Homes and ForeclosuresEmail Me 02/24/2010

  If you're in the market to buy a fixer-upper home in Saint Paul, there's no need to be afraid of registered vacant buildings - at least not most of them.  There are three categories of registered vacant buildings - Category 1, 2, and 3. Category 1 properties are pretty simple; the new owner simply needs to register or re-register ownership, pay any outstanding fees, and comply with any outstanding orders for legal occupancy.  You probably won't be able to buy a category 3 property.  These properties are the worst of the worst, and the City of Saint Paul is demolishing most of these.  Category 2 properties are the focus of this blog. Category 2 properties are condemned or have multiple housing violations.  If you want to buy one of these properties, you'll need to complete the same re... 11/30/2009

The deadline is looming! Not just for the tax credit for first time homebuyer. Anyone interested in buying a home in the 55106 Dayton’s Bluff area, needs to pay attention to the December 31st deadline for this program too! It’s been a few weeks since I had checked the Dayton’s Bluff website for information on the Pohlad Homebuyer Assistance Incentive Program. This is the program that caused so much excitement for buyer’s in the 55106 zip code earlier this year. But this morning when I clicked over I got a very pleasant surprise! The funds are now approved for FHA financing! If you haven’t heard about it yet, this is a great program for homebuyers looking to buy in St. Paul’s 55106 zip code and available through the Pohlad Family Giving Foundation. However, they are not just giving away ... 11/04/2009

http://attractiverealty.com/This weekend I will be holding an open house on a million dollar foreclosure!   The current tax value is $1,125,000 and it is selling for $862,204.  This is your chance to find out what you need to know about buying a foreclosure from one of the best foreclosure and short sale agents in the business. Open house times will be Saturday 11-4 pm and Sunday 1-4pm. 1575 Summit Avenue , St Paul, MN 55105                               Status: Active List Price:     $862,204   Original List Price: $955,350     Total Bed/Bath:  5/ 6    Garage:  6    Year Built:  1909   Map Page:  121      Map Coord:  C1Directions:  Located on the corner of Snelling and Summit Ave. (Click icon for Virtual Earth Map)           MLS Area:   750 - SP-Mac/Groveland/River Road Area Style:   (... 11/03/2009

1691 Niles Ave Saint Paul, MN Click For Listing Website Click For Interactive e-Tour Welcome to 1691 Niles Avenue in Saint Paul's Highland Park Neighborhood. This upper bracket home is just two years old and in absolute perfect condition. The open floor plan features a gourmet kitchen with center island, formal dining room with fabulous built-in buffet, family room with fireplace, sitting room and office / den all on the 1st floor. On the second floor you will find 4 bedrooms including beautiful master suite and large laundry room. The lower level features a large recreation room, bathroom and a children's homework / project area. This home is built with class and style by St. Paul Restoration. For more information or to set up a private showing contact Michael and Lisa Lynch 651-592-5... 10/08/2009

Are you relocating to Saint Paul or moving to a new neighborhood? Here are some great St Paul Neighborhood Links and other real estate information for St Paul! Sometimes prospective home buyers ask real estate agents to tell them about the ethnic makeup of a neighborhood, where particular religious communities are, what is the family status of the neighboors, or how safe an area is before they purchase a home. Now I love to be helpful but answering these questions directly would result in discrimination and I firmly believe that everyone is just as good as everyone else.  Not to mention that it would violate both state and federal laws.  So I refer them to public resources via internet links.  Here are links for Saint Paul Minnesota that I recently complied for a prospective client.  Th... 08/20/2009

Ok, so I would hope people would know by now that one of my biggest pet peeves is real estate photographs. It really drives me crazy with all the terrible photos I see constantly in the MLS database. I can understand terrible photos for $100,000 homes (but even those tilted photos get under my skin), but when it comes to terrible photographed homes priced in the million dollar range...I just don't get it.Homeowners - When you hire real estate agents to sell your home, do the agents even tell you about their marketing plan? Better yet, do you even ask? Do you ask them how they will be photographing the home? Do you ask to see the end result?     Why does this matter? Because photos sell a home. Let me tell you something...agents have NO excuse for not paying for a professionally photogra... 08/12/2009

Doesn't seem that long ago when Snoopy's were scattered throughout St. Paul in honor of Charles Schultz. This was one of our favorites...Snoopy dressed as Minnesota Twin Torii Hunter (before he became an Anahiem Angel). If you are buying, selling or relocating to Minnesota and need help from a professional REALTOR®, give me a call or visit my website for a FREE Relocation Packet, Homebuyers Success Packet or sign up for Listingbook Twin Cities Home Search. I specialize in acreage and lakeshore properties in the north and east Twin Cities metro area including Ham Lake, Lino Lakes and all communities in the Forest Lake School District! Serving Anoka, Chisago, Ramsey and Washington Counties in Minnesota. Buying a Home? Check out my new HOME BUYER'S BLOG! Copyright 2009 Teri Eckholm http:/... 07/26/2009

When dryers fail to function properly the problem is usually caused by restricted air flow   St. Paul, MN - Carl Hein owns and operates Dryer Vent Wizard in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He specializes in all dryer exhaust issues.  When clothes dryers fail to function properly the problem is usually due to lint clogged dryer exhaust ducts.  Failure to properly maintain and clean dryer vents is the number one cause of clothes dryer fires; however, there are other causes as well.   Carl Hein recently went on a call when the customer complained that the dryer was making a scraping noise and it wasn't producing heat.  When he looked into the problem he found that the scraping noises were caused by a lack of lubrication due to worn drum bearings.  "The back of the drum was making contact with the he... 07/19/2009

I want to make a reccomendation.  If any of you are looking for an apartment in St. Paul, I would highly reccommend REE Aparments.  They know St. Paul Apartments 07/07/2009

$15,000 Down Payment Assistance for purchase in St. Paul MN (edit/delete) That is correct!!! The St. Paul Heroes Program allows a 1st time homebuyer up to $15,000 down payment assistance. This is not a 100% mortgage financing program, but a great program to help with closing costs and down payment and it is a 0% interest 2nd mortgage. You must be an Approved Lender to sponsor this program and WE ARE. Please call me at 651-238-6748 to find out all the details. To qualify you must purchase in the St. Paul Zip Code. There are other qualifiers so please call me to get all the details..Agents welcome to call! That could be $23,000 in DPA with the Federal Money!!! This program can be partnered with Conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA ---  WOW!!! Phil Olson Your One Stop Mortgage Guy Mortgage and ... 06/19/2009

6/2/2009 UPDATE: Application is on-line as of today! Buyers that want to take advantage of the up to $8000 in special funds available for the 55106 and 55411 zip codes made available by the Pohlad Family Giving Foundation need to do their homework and plan ahead. As of today, the funding is NOT yet available at the Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services of St. Paul (DBNHS). I spoke with a representative of DBNHS last week who said that the funding should be in place any day now but applications cannot be accepted for the program until the funds are received. Once the funds are in place DBNHS will start accepting on-line applications but be advised it will take 30 days to process the application and first time homeowners are required to take a class before the funds are distribute... 06/01/2009

That is correct!!! The St. Paul Heroes Program allows a 1st time homebuyer up to $15,000 down payment assistance. This is not a 100% mortgage financing program, but a great program to help with closing costs and down payment and it is a 0% interest 2nd mortgage. You must be an Approved Lender to sponsor this program and WE ARE. Please call me at 651-238-6748 to find out all the details. To qualify you must purchase in the St. Paul Zip Code. There are other qualifiers so please call me to get all the details..Agents welcome to call! That could be $23,000 in DPA with the Federal Money!!! This program can be partnered with Conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA ---  WOW!!! Phil Olson Your One Stop Mortgage Guy Mortgage and Investment Consultants 651-238-6748 BBB & Equal Housing Lender 05/23/2009