Who Wants to Go Teddy Bear Hunting?

Have you seen the new COVID 19 family fun activity going viral? Go for a walk, bike ride or drive around town and look for stuffed teddy bears in people’s windows! If you find one, shoot it with your camera and post the photo in the comments below on our Facebook page, Johnson Hometown Realty! If you can, add what town you found the teddy bear in.
Contest Mon. Mar. 30 – Sun. Apr. 5, 2020!
All photos will be entered into a drawing for a $10 Caribou Card (you can drive through!). Play along and don’t forget to put a teddy bear in your window if you have one!! (Actually, you need a teddy bear and a window! 🤔
Good luck teddy bear hunting! Contest open to all ages, everywhere. Start looking in your neighborhood! And remember to practice social distancing when you are out and about! (That’s always a good idea when you are bear hunting!)
#teddybearhunt #anycity #anywhere #contest #allages #randomdrawing #familyfunactivity #johnsonhometownrealty

REAL ESTATE IS ESSENTIAL!

We are ALWAYS OPEN!
We are thankful we can continue to work and to meet the needs of our clients. We have quite a few houses pending and closing in the next couple months. And, we know many more of you need to buy or sell real estate, even during this “Stay at Home” order.
Let us know how we can help! We are available and have many options utilizing current technology that allows us to do 90+% of what you need online or virtually. We can still show many listings in person and can do a Market Analysis for you on a property you are thinking about selling.
Feel free to reach out to us whatever way works best for you – phone call, text, Facebook message, email, etc. We are happy to discuss options, provide information, answer questions and show you property. We have photos, videos, virtual tours and Facetime/WhatsApp to help show houses virtually if needed!
Call the office any time at 218-263-4411
Find us on Facebook: Johnson Hometown Realty
Check out our website: www.JohnsonHometownRealty.com (contact button on the bottom of the home page.)
Or reach out to one of our agent’s directly.
We are looking forward to hearing from you and helping you with your real estate needs!
#takingcareofbusiness #essentialindustry #mnrealtors
#ironrangestrong #johnsonhometownrealty

JILL BARRETT EARNS GRI DESIGNATION

Minnesota REALTOR® Jill Barrett was recently awarded the highly acclaimed national Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation. In completing the required curriculum, Jill Barrett, of Johnson Hometown Realty in Hibbing, MN joins other top REALTORS® in the residential real estate industry from across the nation who hold this designation.

“I am a proponent of lifelong learning, and I am always searching for more information and methods to do things better, so spending the time to get the GRI designation was a great decision,” said Jill Barrett.  “Real Estate is not “sales” to me, it is all about relationships and making the process of buying or selling real estate as smooth as possible for my clients; helping them to achieve their goals.  The GRI will help me to achieve mine!” 

Jill earned the GRI designation by attending a specific, intensive series of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including professional standards, legal issues, sales and marketing, finance and risk reduction, technology and social media.

With this achievement, Jill has made the commitment to provide a high level of professional service by securing a strong educational foundation of knowledge and skills to better navigate the real estate market and serve prospective clients and customers.

The Institute is designed to educate practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and customers.  Only members of the REALTOR® Association may earn the GRI designation.  The REALTOR® Institute is more than twenty-five years old and has graduated thousands of REALTORS® nationally.

The GRI designation indicates to the public that the designation holders are members of the National Association of REALTORS® who have obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base their services.

Obtaining the GRI designation is a beneficial way for a REALTOR® to advance their professional image. The extra measure of knowledge and prestige achieved by completing this course work is a tool that will advance a career in real estate in attracting and building new business.

“Jill has been an amazing addition to our team at Johnson Hometown Realty,” said Jill’s broker, Marcy Johnson.  “She goes above and beyond to provide excellent service and care to her clients.  You really are not going to find a better agent to take care of your real estate needs.  This designation, which is rare, is an example of the hard work and dedication Jill is committed to in making transactions go smoothly for her clients.”

Additional information about the Institute and other educational opportunities for professional real estate agents may be obtained by contacting the Minnesota Association of REALTORS® at 800/862-6097 or www.mnrealtor.com/mn-education-information under “Designations.”

Thinking About Finally Building That Dream Home You Have Always Wanted?

In order to get a home built in 2020 you are going to need to get busy in a hurry, because you will need to acquire at least four things well in advance:

  1. A Building Site
  2. Financing
  3. A Design/Floor Plan
  4. A General Contractor
  1. The building site needs to be accounted for before you can make any real progress in any of the other areas, so get on that now. There are currently lots available in and around every town on the Iron Range so contact a Realtor, find out what is available and start looking! And remember, the perfect home in the wrong place will always be in the wrong place….
  2. You probably have many ideas in mind about your dream floor plan, and perhaps even a few samples drawn out on paper. You need to take your ideas to an architect or a builder who can help you with blueprints and suggestions and estimates. This process can take time and needs to be thoroughly addressed.
  3. Which brings us to financing. You cannot go forward without the money coming from somewhere. Make sure you can qualify for enough; make sure your preferred lender can/will do a construction loan; find out how much your out-of-pocket expenses will be; and know what your monthly payments will be when all is said and done.
  4. Finding a contractor who is available when you need him may be the most difficult part of the entire process. Many of the good ones are already booked for this year. Keep in mind that most lots will require dirt work (i.e.driveway, site prep), connection to or creation of water and sewer facility, power brought in, as well as everything else required to construct a home from the bottom up. A good general contractor will arrange for all of the necessary tradesmen, permits and etc, but it all takes time (and money).

If you have questions about any of this, or if you would like information about the real estate end of the process, stop in or call one of the professionals at Johnson Hometown Realty. We are Here to Help!! 218-263-4411

Kendra Johnson Joins Johnson Hometown Realty Team

Kendra Johnson

Johnson Hometown Realty is excited to announce the addition of Kendra Johnson to their team. Kendra has been licensed for about 6 weeks and already has a couple listings and a couple closings under her belt!

Kendra’s 10 years of experience in “helping” fields such as a Certified Nurse Assistant, Nanny, Direct Support Professional, Resident Advisor and Campus Life Director with Mesabi Range Youth for Christ has prepared her well to work with people in real estate. We have already seen her heart for helping people and how much she enjoys working with the process involved in buying and selling real estate.

Kendra was born and raised in Karlstad, MN, the daughter of a potato grower in the Red River Valley. She graduated from North Central University with a B.A. in Youth Development studies and moved to the Iron Range in 2014.

Kendra likes to sing and play music; work on projects with her husband, Sasha; participate in outdoor activities and spend time with family and friends.

To set up an appointment with Kendra to help you with your real estate needs, call/text 1-218-686-1845 or email her at kendra@johnsonhometownrealty.com.

Don’t Miss the Boat! (Or the Motor or Dock or Cabin and….)

We are seeing a late spring weather-wise, but activity on lake shore is starting much earlier than usual!  Our office alone has closed on 4 nice lake homes already in 2019, we have 3 more under contract, and we have been out showing buyers many more.  The ice is still on most lakes and the frost is definitely on the pumpkin some mornings, but the lake home market is hot!1  If you are thinking about selling this year, NOW is the time to be on the market before the buyers are gone!  If you are hoping to buy lake property this year, NOW is the time to begin looking before before the best deals are gone!

Call one of our real estate professionals at 218-263-4411 for a list of available properties or for a free, no obligation market analysis on your lake shore today!!

Johnson Hometown Realty
2402 1st Ave.
Hibbing, MN 55746
218-263-4411

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