Oil Prices are Affecting Minot Housing   Wait and see is the attitude most home buyers seem to have in The Minot area with the surprise dip in oil prices of late. With the price per barrel half what it was just a couple of months ago many buyers are proceeding with caution. They may be well rewarded for their caution or it just may bite them in the rear. We are not seeing a drop in the home prices on a per square foot basis yet but we have definitely seen a slower than usual winter in our market. Only 21 homes closed this week, that's not very many in a boom town of 50,000+. There are only 150 single family stick built homes on the market today. The average price of those 150 homes on our MLS is about $315,000. The number of oil rigs are dropping off which is a combination of the oil p... 01/17/2015

Subs on Subs??? Sometimes you just want to ask the ridicules questions... like do they eat subs on subs? I will admit that on occasion I get writers block when posting to my blog. When I do I often just go through my large collection of royalty free clip art and see if anything jogs lose a blog post. The above pic did.   So in an effort to be informative the above pic coupled with my Friday night habit leads me to this... FREE PIZZA every Friday from 4PM to 6PM at Sports On Tap. Sports On Tap is located at 220 South Broadway in Minot ND. The pizza is the best in town and they keep bringing up 6 different kinds at a time (mad rush for the first couple of offerings, don't be slow).   Here is a little history on Sports On Tap. The building is pretty much downtown Minot. It used to be the ... 01/16/2015

Up Coming Performance Arts In Minot The arts are alive and well in Minot North Dakota. Minot State University brings many opportunities to the art lover, our Art museum (The Taube), The Mouse River Players, and so much more. One of the best places to find everything art in Minot is The Minot Area Council Of The Arts (MACA) website. Coming up in a few days, January 23 -Feb 1st is You Have The Right To Remain Dead, by The Mouse River Players at "The Arlene" Theater. This is a comedy / mystery by Pat Cook. For more information check out The Mouse River Players website.   Hope to see YOU there!   01/15/2015

WE'VE GOT A PAIR.... On my Christmas vacation in San Juan TX I saw a highway billboard with the large intro line "We've Got A Pair..." and it certainly caught my attention. Who would say that?             Can they say that? Who was a law firm. If anyone would know if they can say it I'd guess a law firm would know. What else did it say? Underneath two side by side pictures of buildings in much smaller print it said: "Of offices to better serve you." or something like that. OK, the reference was obvious and as somebody who has worked with attorneys in the past I assure you I want an attorney who has "a pair" and I don't mean offices. I'm not being sexist here, the best attorney I've hired had a pair and SHE really kicked ass for me when needed. Where I'm going with this is: Early on in ... 01/09/2015

BUILDING PERMITS ARE A GOOD INDICATOR As you can see from the stats above, published in The Minot Daily News and provided by the Minot Building Inspection Office, the building "BOOM" following the oil boom is tapering off. More facts should be considered to come to any logical conclusions.   As a Broker/Owner of a small agency my line of thinking is: Home prices in the Minot ND area are NOT going to drop anytime soon. The market is very tight right now with only about 150 single family homes for sale in a market of 50,000 people. The average price per single family home in Minot is at an all time high of over $320,000. per home. Even though things have slowed down due to lower oil prices and WINTER things always explode in the spring.   In a recent post I encouraged potential Buyers to... 01/07/2015

COOL BIKES AND HOT BREAKFAST     Magic City HD   This coming Saturday (01/10/2015) Magic City Harley-Davidson will have a FREE hot breakfast and presentation of the 2015 line of Harley-Davidson bikes. Breakfast begins at 9AM and is served until it's gone so come early. The local "Hog" meeting is at 10AM and the presentation of bikes will be around 11:00AM. Everyone is welcome! 01/06/2015

WHERE DID ALL THE BOOK STORES GO?   While visiting down in the San Juan (Pharr) TX area I was struck by how far we had to travel to find a book store. Our host had taken us on several sight seeing trips over the Christmas celebration and in those many trips we never saw one. We had been keeping an eye out because next to the library a book store is my kids favorite place to be (and they don't even drink coffee). After asking several people in my hosts (over 55) community we received directions to a Barnes and Noble about 10 miles away. It was packed! I was kind of taken back by the fact that I'd say the average age in the store was about 30 years old. With this many young people demanding books and willing to pay Barnes and Noble prices I can't believe there isn't a book store on every... 12/27/2014

CLOWN DOWN! Cloudy the Clown (R) and Timmothy N. Timm (L) This picture, taken about 6 years ago, is one of my favorite pictures. It was taken at a church function and two of the entertainers who volunteered were Cloudy & her husband Dizzy. Dizzy, Cloudy, and their daughter Sparkly have won many awards for their acts and Dizzy has been honored nationally for his balloon tieing skills. Cloudy's real name is Claudia Gillespie, her husband Ken, and daughter Janet. This time of year Cloudy and Dizzy are often seen is Santa & Mrs. Claus. This family has done so many charitable acts for others I doubt anyone could possibily surpass the number of smiles and good will they have given our community. Now they need your help. Cloudy has been diagnosed to have stage 4 cancer. I am asking you pray f... 12/16/2014

TIME TO SHRED I was cleaning out an old file cabinet left behind from the previous owner of the company and thinking... what am I going to do with this stuff? These were not sensitive customer files, just plat maps and development information collected by the previous owner, a property appraiser.   I could have spent hours going through each file looking for info I may or may not use.... some day.... but I'm opting to just get rid of the clutter. Just in case there is some personal information in there I'm going to take the paper to a recycling center and have it shred.   Here in Minot we have a company called Kalix that does the job. I like using Kalix because their focus is helping the mentally handicapped. There are other places in town that shred and do a good job but it's nice to ... 08/18/2014

It's time for "THE GREAT TOMATO FESTIVAL"   Actually I'm almost late in posting this being the Festival is tomorrow, August 13th from 5:30 PM til 10:00 PM. I love this event. First of all it benefits several good causes, including The Minot Public Library (which my best friend is in charge of). I also love the event because it's a time I get to serve others (literally as I usually wait tables for the event), and maybe most important of all it's a big reminder to me that my anniversary is just a few days away and I better do something about it.   The event draws a thousand or so of Minot's who's who so it's always fun to see my closest friends (ha, ha). At least for the night I can feel like I'm hobknobing with others who think I'm actually somebody. (ha, ha)   Hope to see you there! To... 08/12/2014

The Cloud He Is Coming Back On The Cloud He Is Coming Back On is a popular Christian song by the Kingsmen and can be sceen on youtube Kingsmen, The Cloud He Is Coming Back On. Last week when I saw this cloud it made me think of the song and I thought... WOW, the whole Trinity! Bob Timm, Real Estate Broker, National Marketing Realtors, 1919 N Broadway, Minot ND 58703 07/21/2014

Broker Bob, It's Official!!! It's official! Broker Bob! To be absolutely precise it's Broker Associate but we are already looking to change that at the first of the year. It's been a very long year of studying and defending myself against false accusations but now I can say it's all been worth it. I went into take the test with very little self confidence but by the grace of God I passed with flying colors. Now the focus is on helping my Broker realize his dream of retirement and swapping titles with him as he plans on retaining his license but slowing down the pace a bit. At 59 years old you would think I should be slowing down as well but having a 13 year old daughter and an 11 year old son my retirement will most likely come with death (hopefully not anytime soon). Thank you to all m... 09/16/2013

As we have blogged in the past, the Flood of 2011 caused major devastation to Minot (and surrounding areas). Two years later, residents, businesses and parks are still struggling to rebuild and restore. To help support Roosevelt Park, Scheels is sponsoring a Twilight 5k Run/Walk and Kids Run to take place Saturday, August 31st! What a neat event to participate in, as you are helping raise money to restore the zoo, park and pool areas~but also a race at Twilight?! Cool! Glow sticks, t-shirts and swag bags will br given out to all participants. Kids Games and registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Kids Race begins at 7:30 p.m. 5K Race begins at 8:00 p.m.  For more information on how to join in the fun, please visit www.visitminot.org. 08/27/2013

Minothome.com Have you Heard of it? If not type it in and click the link, you ll be glad you did. Minothome.com lists homes for sale in and around the ward county area here in North Dakota. As well as rentals when there are any available. If your not looking to buy or rent maybe you are looking to upgrade your home or sell your home. scroll through the links on the left hand side and you will find something to help. there are many links to help with home projects and upgrades. from simple small ideas to big transformations. this site has many links for your many interests. we list what you should know before you sell your home and when your in the market to purchase a new home. there is also a page for the DIY people out there. then you will see a section where you can learn about Minot... 08/22/2013

Summer is always full of fun, Like family vacations and great activities. Here in Minot ND we are happy to have our zoo Back open after the flood just 2 years ago. The North Dakota state fair just came for 9 days, and no we are in for more fun. Downtown on Main st. in Minot ND there will be an Annual festival. The festival will start at 10am and go on through 5pm. Some of the fun includes Dakota Cruisers classic car show, Dizzy the Clown, bingo, food and craft vendors, and carnival and inflatable games. There will be 2 historic Minot slide shows at the Taube Museum along with children's art activities, A MAFB K-9 dog demonstration, FunTyme karaoke contest, dance performances, in store events, sidewalk sales and Saint Meridian band performance. Plus so much more! So if your looking for ... 08/07/2013

                 Summer Time is the time of year we all look forward to, with summer vacations, no school, and warmer play days for kids. Here in Minot ND we are starting our summer off with a Summer-night Celebration at the Historic Heritage Park. Friday June 21st be ready to get out and have some fun. This festival is for all ages its a fun-filled event planned with something for everyone. There will be souvenir pictures for children, great food and entertainment, story telling, garlands of flowers for your head (just like in Sweden), and even beginning Norwegian language lessons. Also to top it off there will be a traditional bonfire in the park’s pond. This annual event celebrates the Scandinavian heritage in our community. You'll find remembrances and replicas from each of the fiv... 06/18/2013

      Registration Begins April 6th at 9am @ the MSU Dome Walk will start at 10am and lasts for 1 hour, it is a 3 mile walk. this yearly walk represents the 64 babies born premature every hour in the united states, 28 of which will have lifelong health issues as a result of being born premature, and 9 of these premature babies won’t live to see their first birthday. So get up and get out there. Donate and or walk for a good cause. Every dime donated helps fund the help these babies need to survive. Every bit of support helps. This year the March Of Dimes is celebrating 75 years. With each year becoming more successful from the help people like you and me provide.   For more information or to see how you can help go to www.marchforbabies.org     04/05/2013

Minot ND Is Pet Friendly  I have been asked if Minot North Dakota is a "Pet Friendly" community. Click on Titus The Bee above for my little video presentation. Minot is pet friendly (as long as you have a friendly pet). ALL pets are required to be on a leash when out side of the home or out side of a fenced yard, even Titus The Bee! There is a hefty fine, as there should be, for those who do not clean up after their pet when it leaves a deposit on someones yard or on public property. I believe the fine is $500.00. I would like to see it at $1,000.00 and a day in jail as it seems that there are plenty of law breakers who pass by my yard.       01/31/2013

Why Not Minot? When I made this little video a few minutes ago I was surprised that there were so many videos with the same title on You Tube. Good quality videos. Mine is not. I actually made this video just to see if I could make a video. OK, hope this works. If not I will remove it in a jiffy. I can NOT seem to get the player to come up BUT if you click on the fellow above you will see my video.   01/30/2013

A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL I'm sure all of us that have firm moral beliefs and who believe in Heaven and Hell have seen or have heard of acts that make us think or say "There must be a special place in Hell for people like that". The following comments are serious but also on the light hearted side as the crimes I speak of that deserve a special place in Hell do not compare to murder and other truly atrocious acts against humanity. As an example: When I go to a church rummage sale (usually to raise funds for a youth group or mission trip) and I see an empty wrapper from an item that someone obviously stole. Come on.. stealing a bargin price item from a church... "There must be a special place in Hell" for that person who stole from the church. What prompted this post? In todays Minot Daily... 01/09/2013