Archive for July, 2006

Crosslake – Today’s Needle in a Haystack

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Crosslake

Today’s Needle in a Haystack is the Whitefish Chain of Lakes in Crosslake.  You can view virtually every Crosslake lake property listing on LakePlace.com.  Crosslake’s Whitefish Chain is one of the most prestigious vacation home areas in the Upper Midwest with many lake homes & lake lots in the $Million and Up category.  The Whitefish Chain property pictured above features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 374′ of prime, sandy shoreline.  It is a very special property priced at $2,450,000.

Lake Kabetogama – Today’s Needle in a Haystack

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Lake Kabetogama

Today I have chosen Lake Kabetogama as the Needle in a Haystack.  For those of you who are not familiar with Kabetogama – it sits on the edge of Voyageurs National Park and the vast majority of the lake is protected from development.  What does this mean?  It means that when you buy a Lake Kabetogama property – your view will never be altered by new construction.  The Kabetogama property pictured above is owned by a friend of ours – buy this property and you will never have to worry about mowing the lawn or making the beds.  It is part of a resort conversion, if you are not planning on using your place – the association will rent it out for you.  This particular property brought $42k in rental income in 2005 – according to our mortgage calculator, if you purchase this property at $550k (asking price) with zero down, you will own this beautiful Lake Kabetogama home -and- put money in your pocket.  Not a bad deal.

Lake Mille Lacs – Today’s Needle in a Haystack

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Lake Mille Lacs

Today I am going with another one of Minnesota’s largest and favorite lakes – Lake Mille Lacs.  Some people call it Lake Mille Lacs, some call it Mille Lacs Lake, and others just call it Mille Lacs.  Whatever you call it, LakePlace.com features just about every Lake Mille Lacs property on the market.

Lake Mille Lacs is a massive 132,000 acre body of water known for its world class walleye fishing – and more recently, its growing muskie population.  If you are thinking about heading up soon, be sure to check out our Mille Lacs Resort directory to find a place to stay and take a look at the DNR report for some great info as well.

Price Reduction – 5 Acre Lake Lot $67,500

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Northern Minnesota Lake Lot

Motivated seller says lower the price to $67,500 and get it sold. About 5 acres and 511′ of shoreline. Hurry!

More info: Island Lakeshore Property For Sale – MLS 05-1756 – LakePlace.com

Price Reduced!

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

You know, we receive a lot of emails each day from agents telling us about price reductions…so we decided we will start posting them to the Pine Needle Lawn.

Alexandria Lake Home

This property has been reduced to $379,000 and the agent says the seller is looking for offers. Interested? Check it out.

Leech Lake – Today’s Needle in a Haystack

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Leech Lake

Well, I liked making a lake our needle in a haystack so much, I decided to do it again!  Today we are goint to put Leech Lake in the spot light.  If you are looking for a Leech Lake property - LakePlace.com features just about the entire market.  Prior to joining LakePlace.com, our broker - Wade Hanson, lived in Walker, MN for seven years and has been visiting Leech Lake since he was a little kid.  It is his favorite lake.  One thing he tells me – after 20+ years of swimming in Leech Lake – he has never witnessed a leech in the water…so don’t let the name throw you.  If you love big water views – Leech Lake may be the place for you.

Lake Vermilion – Today’s Needle in a Haystack

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Lake Vermilion  Lake Vermilion - View 2

Today I am going to do something a little different and name Lake Vermilion today’s needle in a haystack.  If you are interested in purchasing Lake Vermilion property – LakePlace.com features just about everything on the market!

Lake Vermilion is one of my favorite lakes in the world – I grew up in Northern Minnesota about 30 minutes south of Vermilion (Eveleth, MN)…and my dad still has a lake place on the “Big V.”  When I think of Northern MN – the rocky shores of Lake Vermilion are the first thing to pop into my head.

Things sure have changed over the years – as more and more people visited the area, more and more people decided to buy – and prices have been going up for quite sometime.  Named one of the most beautiful lakes in the country by National Geographic, Lake Vermilion has become a highly sought after area.  As one of my Lake Vermilion resort owner friends told me – if you want to get on Lake Vermilion – you better buy now!  I agree.

New Server Up & Running

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Happy Server!

Hi Everyone! Our new server is up and running – everything looks O.K. We are happy to be past it and we are moving on to some other areas we would like to address. If you run accross any glitches, please be sure to let us know.

LakePlace.com Server Migration -=)

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

New, Shiny Servers!

Hello everyone,

We have finished setting up our new top-of-the-line, ultra-fast, ultra-powerful servers and we will begin moving LakePlace.com over at Midnight. You may have noticed a huge increase in speed in the last couple of days, and our new servers should make our page load time even faster. Needless to say, we are very excited - we think faster is better. This new platform should provide room for us to continue growing – and that makes us happy.  LakePlace.com may experience a few hours of down-time during this process – so if you are wondering what is going on…now you know.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

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Lake Minnetonka Estate – Today’s Needle in a Haystack

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Beverly Hills 90210 Orono 55391

Lake Minnetonka Mansion

Today’s Needle in a Haystack is the most expensive lake home listing in Minnesota.  Featuring 11 Bedrooms, 8 Bathrooms and just over 7,000 Sqft.  The listing agent calls this home the most important piece of property on Lake Minnetonka.

Asking Price: $18,000,000

Interested? See the listing here. 

If you are on a budget – you may want to check out the listing below – you can pick it up for about half the price – Only $8,900,000.

Discount Mansion