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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
We had 9 closings this week, an improvement over the 6 last week in our very narrow category of stick-built single family homes within the City limits of Minot. Of the homes that closed this week the average days on market was 117, a HUGE increase over the 57 days on market last week which I commented was the best I’d seen all year.The chart above is the total MLS activity for the week. This includes ALL types of properties as well as all cities in our MLS. The chart below is very restrictive as explained below.Be sure to note the line above as this is a very restrictive report. There were 9 homes sold in this limited. The most expensive home sold for $329,900. and it was on the market just 63 days. The least expensive home sold for $133,900. and it was on the market for 87 days.  Avera...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
KILLING SOMEONE IS A HASSLE Finding a designated driver is an inconvenience. In 2014, 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (31%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. Of the 1,070 traffic deaths among children ages 0 to 14 years in 2014, 209 (19%) involved an alcohol-impaired driver. These stats courtesy cdc.gov If you are going out on New Years Eve and plan to have a drink it is well worth your while to have a designated driver. Don't know one? It would be well worth the money to pay a non drinking friend $100. to drive you on your night out.If you are active duty military on the Minot Air Force Base there is an organization called Airman Against Drunk Driving that will give you a ride home if you give them a call....
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
If you missed seeing a children's Christmas Pageant and you would have liked to have seen one here is a link to the one held at Our Saviors Lutheran Church (MS) in Minot ND. This was a very fun pageant called DAVID'S DYNASTY, a fun adaptation of the popular TV show Duck Dynasty.If you are like me and had never seen Duck Dynasty don't worry, it's still a riot and will fit into your idea of a traditional children's Christmas pageant. The link will open a new page with the video that is divided into four parts. It is about 45 minutes in it's entirety. Click HERE TO ENJOY 
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Gold Court Is A GREAT Place To Live There are 14 homes located on Gold Court in NW Minot ND. These homes were built between the years of 1996 and 2003. The City assessor has the homes on Gold Court in Minot valued from $265,000 to $478,000 with an average value being $311,000. There are no active listings on Gold court but one home just went "expired" so if you are interested you can view it by clicking on this LINK.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
20 hours after the end of the storm I'm still stranded at home even though we live near the heart of the City and on a fairly important street. But of course the City got right out there and cleared the entire Roosevelt Park Zoo parking lot... even though it's closed for the winter. I really don't mind being stranded at home, it's like the vacation I wouldn't take for Christmas but should. I can see another game of Monopoly coming on soon.According to one news report last night we now have over 40" of snow this year (all in about 3 weeks). That is more than we usually get in a couple of years or more.If we get any more it is going to become a challenge as to where to put it.Because the snow is so blinding it's hard to see how narrow a path we have for a street and the plow made banks ab...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
That Blizzard they predicted... they postponed it a couple of times...It's Here!It didn't arrive until yesterday (Christmas) afternoon but it's here now and it's not leaving as fast as they predicted either. Here are a few shots of my son Timmothy as we and I went out to "explore" the situation.Timmothy is standing next to and behind a drift that formed around the cars in out driveway.I keep our snow throwers under our car port in the area usually unaffected by the weather.Mr. Timmothy N. Timm
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Laurel Lane is located in NW Minot. There are 10 homes on Laurel Lane, they were all built between the years of 2011 and 2012. The City Assessor has these homes valued from $289,000 to $362,000. It's a very nice neighborhood. There are currently no homes listed for sale on Laurel Lane but if you want to live there I will go knocking on doors and see if we can make room for you.      
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Our Saviors Lutheran Church will have two services on Saturday December 24th (Christmas Eve). Those services will be held at 3:00PM and 4:30PM. Considering tomorrows weather forecast you may wish to be sure to attend on Saturday as Sunday, Christmas Day looks like it may be a snowy blizzard disaster!
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Rarely have I posted information on the RealMan blog that I have not originated myself.I have always had the attitude that you came to my blog because you wanted my view/slant on things, especially when it comes to Minot ND. In hind sight I can see that maybe I have been to full of myself and that you actually came to the RealMan blog looking for the BEST Real Estate information possible irregardless of who originated the material.Therefore from this point on when I read high quality material that may benefit you (Home Buyers and Sellers in Minot ND) I will gladly pass it on. The RealMan blog is hosted on/at ActiveRain.com and there are over 200,000 highly quailifed professionals posting on the site. In the future as I read some of the outstanding posts by these professionals I will una...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Winter or Summer it's a good idea for a home owner to walk around their property on a regular basis... even if the temperatures have been subzero. The old saying 30 below keeps the riff-raff out doesn't always hold true so it's a good idea to make sure everything is in it's place. Also a harsh winter storm can damage property just like a summer storm can. Here is my inspection of the day, our first day of above zero temps after a few subzero days. I did have to do a little work on the van today to insure it will start tomorrow. I want to get it into a shop and make sure it starts every day for the rest of the winter as I know I am going to be needing it.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Shirley Court is located in NE Minot ND immediately North of McKinley Elementary School. There are 20 homes on Shirley Court and the City Assessor has them valued from $88,000 to $256,000. These homes were built from the years of 1925 through 1953. Currently there is one home listed for sale on Lake Street. If you would like to view it here is a link through my website. This neighborhood was one of the first "Dr's Neighborhoods" that I am aware of in Minot ND.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
 Lake Street is located in NE Minot ND immediately North of McKinley Elementary School. There are 9 homes on Lake Street and the City Assessor has them valued from $94,000 to $172,000. These homes were built from the years of 1907 through 1956. Currently there are no homes listed for sale on Lake Street but if you are interested in the home on the corner of  Lake Street and 6th Ave NW you can view it by clicking on THIS link.BTW, there is no lake anywhere near Lake Street. I've heard stories that there was at one time but again, those were just stories as far as I know.Sorry about the terrible audio on this video. The camera man had to sit in the back seat to make this work being Lake Street has homes only on the one side and I wanted to start at the beginning of the street and not the ...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
We had 6 closings again this week, same as last week in our very narrow category of stick-built single family homes within the City limits of Minot. Of the homes that closed this week the average days on market was 57, even better than last week which I commented was the best I’d seen all year.The chart above is the total MLS activity for the week. This includes ALL types of properties as well as all cities in our MLS. The chart below is very restrictive as explained below.Be sure to note the line above as this is a very restrictive report. There were only 6 homes sold in this limited. The most expensive home sold for $409,900. and it was on the market just 76 days. The least expensive home sold for $145,760. and it was on the market for only 45 days (given the current banking lows that...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
The Minot Association of Realtors held it's annual Christmas party tonight which is really a fun benefit for the Salvation Army. Tickets are $10.00 each and we hold both a silent auction and a live auction with the benefits going to the Salvation Army.We usually raise about $5,000. at our benefit and have a lot of fun.The local Caption (Pastor) drops in for about 1/2 hour and thanks us and also reports what was raised Realtor Ring Day. We set a record this year, over $5,000. and it was not just a record for us, the Caption said it's the most ever raised in the City of Minot in one day at the kettles. GO REALTORS!
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
There are 15 homes on Ida Mae Court. The City Assessor has them valued from $212,000 to $332,000 with the average being $270,000. The homes on Ida Mae Court were built between 1962 and 1971. Ida Mae Court is very near Irma Court in Minot ND. It is my understanding that Ida Mae and Irma were sisters. I do not know how they were related to the developer but I think I heard that one was the wife of the developer and the other was his sister-in-law. Feel free to fill us in on the history if you know it.Ida Mae Court is located in NW Minot ND. 
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
There are 8 homes on Irma Court. The City Assessor has them valued from $206,000 to $295,000 with the average being $241,000. The homes on Irma Court were built between 1963 and 1975. Currently there are no active listings on Irma Court.Irma Court is very near Ida Mae Court in Minot ND. It is my understanding that Ida Mae and Irma were sisters. I do not know how they were related to the developer but I think I heard that one was the wife of the developer and the other was his sister-in-law. Feel free to fill us in on the history if you know it.Irma Court is located in North West corner of Minot off of Valley View Drive. 
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Of course I have to cover the Street with MY name on it! Robert Street is located in NE Minot just off of 11th Avenue and a block East of Main Street. There are 10 homes located on Robert Street in Minot and they were built between the years of 1918 and as recent as 2011. The City assessed values run from $172,000 to $375,000 (it's an interesting mix of homes). The average City assessed value is $220,000. Currently there are no homes for sale on Robert Street but I'd be happy to see if I can shake one loose for you if you come in to my office and make me your Real Estate professional. A couple of corrections to my audio on the video: 1)The homes range from 98 years old to 5 years old. 2) I mention the unique house being the newest house in town (far from it) I meant the newest on Robert...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
 Tammy Drive is located in SW Minot ND. There are 5 homes located on Tammy Drive. The City assessed values range from $244,000. to $311,000. with an average value of $236,000. The homes on Tammy Drive were built between the years of 1977 and 1980. Currently there are no homes listed for sale or rent on Tammy Drive but if you have your heart set on living there (and willing to pay for it) I will see if I can shake one loose for you. There are no Tammy's in my family so I assume Tammy Drive was named after one of my blogging friends like Tammy Lankford, or Tammy Emineth , or Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ .
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Debbie Drive is my 2nd Feature of hard to find locations in Minot ND. I chose Debbie Drive because it's a family name, however my sister spells her name with a "Y" so this street is obiously named after Debbie Laity or Debbie Reynolds or maybe Debbie Gartner .  Debbie Drive is located in SW Minot between 14th and 15th Streets just off of 19th Avenue. There are 6 homes on Debbie Drive. The first home built on Debbie Drive was built in 1978 and the last was built in 1983. The City assessed values range from $224,000. to $260,000. There are no homes currently listed for sale on Debbie Drive but if you are looking for a home in Minot ND I will be glad to help you find one. This is my 2nd entry into Minot's named streets and I chose it because I have a sister named Debby. Wrong spelling for ...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
This is the 1st in my "Where In Minot ND Is...." Series. I'm starting out with Timmothy Drive because Timmothy is my sons name. I will continue with other names just because the named streets are harder to find being Minot is set up pretty much on a grid system using numbers instead of names. I hope you enjoy this series and if you do please let me know through "likes" and comments.  There are nine homes on Timmothy Drive in Minot North Dakota. Timmothy Drive is located in NW Minot between 20th Aveune and 17th Aveune and it crosses over 10th Street NW. The first home built on Timmothy Drive was built in 1973 and the last one built was in 1978. The City assessed value of the homes on Timmothy Drive range from $211,000 to $269,000 with an average City assessed value of $229,000. Our MLS o...
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