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The RealMan blog is about Minot ND. The RealMan blog is North Dakota's longest running and most read blog about Minot ND.
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2017
This post by George Souto just makes so much sense! I've brought it up in 3 different conversations in the last 24 hours and it really got a great reaction every time. When I brought it up in my conversations I asked: What Bill Do You Pay First? and then I talked about Georges post. Try it, the q...
03/18/2017
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We had a slight decrease in closing over last week's banner number. We had 11 closings this week compared to 19 closings 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 146,...
03/18/2017
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Earlier this week I interviewed Michele Brossart with USDA Rural Development in Minot ND. This program is available in all 50 States so every potential home owner should check out the program.Of course my interview is local but all the guidlines are going to be the same across the country.Once ou...
03/17/2017
I'm sure I blogged earlier that my daughter, Tina, was hired as an intern at the Minot Daily News last week.Her very first story was printed today on the front page of the Minot Daily News.Not bad for a 16 year old!Tina loves the languge arts and has been a "news junkie" for adout 4 years. She lo...
03/13/2017
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I have a metal yard shed I no longer need since I have built a large shed to hold all my stuff.If you would like it you may have it FREEif you call me first.You must have your own way to haul it off the property and you have your own helpers to move it.As you can see it has dents and a little rus...
03/12/2017
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It's the start of the rummage sale season here in Minot ND and I had to make a choice between two sales this morning.It was either the popular Methodist church sale, standing in line a half hour early for the mad dash that always includes several "professional" rummage salers or the one I told yo...
03/11/2017
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We had an explosion of closings this week with 19 closings this week in our very narrow category of stick-built single family homes within the City limits of Minot which is a nice increase over the 8 which is what we have seen each of the last two weeks. Of the homes that closed this week the ave...
03/11/2017
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A couple of weeks ago I interviewed Dean Rylander who (pictured above center) has a Real Estate Salesperson's license hanging in my office but is a full time appraiser. Today I interviewed Bob Thompson who (pictured above to the right) also has a Real Estate Salesperson's license hanging in my of...
03/09/2017
I've probably blogged more about the Minot Public Library more than any other topic. There is good reason for it, the Minot Public Library has a lot to offer and the people who run it are GREAT people.Our family is very reliant on the library for our entertainment. I'm the only non-reader in the ...
03/09/2017
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The last couple of days have been very windy. Substained winds of 40 Mhp and gusts up to 60 Mph.Living in the Great Plains you get used to the wind blowing but winds and gusts like this are unusual even for us.Anyhow, it was so windy that the Colonel lost his face (completely on one side of this ...
03/08/2017
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker