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Hi, I'm Josh Stein and I welcome you to my website. Please take your time and check out the many interesting features on this site. For the last two years in a row, I've closed more land deals than any other MLS agent in the Upper Peninsula! I currently cover Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga, and Ontonagon counties. I obtained my Bachelor's Degree from Michigan Tech in Forestry, and currently own Northwoods Forest Management where I manage forests for private landowners.

With my combined knowledge of our natural resources, extensive sales training, and an aggressive work ethic, I have experienced great success in real estate and forestry. I absolutely treasure every minute I get to spend outdoors, and I think it shows when I am listing or selling property. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a home, waterfront, vacant land, or some fantastic upper peninsula hunting and fishing property, call me for a refreshing new experience in real estate.

Contact me anytime at (906) 370-4898, or e-mail me at josh@statewideofhoughton.com

Josh's Journal

September 2nd, 2010. It was pouring rain this morning. I met with my farmer bright and early out at the cabin. We got three food plots planted today, which took us pretty much all day. I couldn't get my ATV to start, so we ended up seeding them by hand. We officially got the deal together for the commercial lot on Main Street, so congrats to Jill and Scott. Here is another one of my new listings, 160 acres with woods, fields, and a nice creek. Tonight I had a showing on a place in Boston Location that went very well, I have a bunch of questions to get answered tomorrow. I think I'll sleep good tonight, I got quite a workout planting the food plots. Enjoy your Friday!

September 1st, 2010. September is off to a great start. The temperatures cooled down today, which felt great. I got lots of work done today, and scheduled several upcoming showings. My labor day weekend is going to be full of showings, which is usually the case. Tonight we wrote an offer on one of my commercial parcels on Main Street, which the seller intends to accept tomorrow. I'm looking forward to a long day tomorrow of planting food plots, hopefully it won't rain too much. Cya!

August 31st, 2010. This morning I sent out a purchase agreement on a parcel of land in Copper Harbor. So here is one of my newly acquired listings. 38 nicely wooded acres with power/phone/blacktop road. This is a nice buy for $1,000 per acre. I've seen a big surge in buyer inquiries over the last couple of weeks. I can't believe it is the last day of August! I'm so excited for September. The only thing better than September is....October!

August 30th, 2010. It was a hot one in the Keweenaw today. Temps reached mid 90's in many areas. This morning I picked up an approved land division application from the assessor's office, so now we can close on the 20 acre sale on Bootjack Road. I also reduced the price of two of my listings, which I will be updated on the site by tomorrow. I had a good showing tonight on this commercial property on Main Street. I've had two good showings on that property now in the last four days. Anyhow, we are looking forward to some cooler temperatures soon. Stay cool!

August 29th, 2010. Both of my Saturday showings had to reschedule for another weekend. I went into the office for a few hours to get caught up. Sunday I shingled the roof on the tower blind, which was quite a job, just because it is so hard to get at. It kind of figures that it was 90 degrees out for that job. I'm glad to have it done. On the way home I got to check out a new 'food plot' at one of my hunting spots. The bulldozer finally moved in and cleared the site, now I just have to plant it next week. It should be an interesting deer season. I can't believe it is almost September! I'm excited about that. I hope you had a nice weekend!

August 27th, 2010. It was a sunny and warm Friday. I took pics and put up signs on some new vacant land parcels. I spent the rest of the day in the nice air conditioned office, but still didn't get everything done. I'll probably stop in this weekend to finish up. Tomorrow I have showings on some remote properties in Baraga County. Both buyers seem serious, so I'm optimistic about making something happen this weekend. Today was freshman orientation for Michigan Tech, so the streets were busy all day with the new students. Enjoy the nice weekend!

August 26th, 2010. This morning I had a showing on this historic building in Copper City, and it went very well. In the afternoon, I had another good showing on this commercial lot between Hurontown and Dodgeville. I saw a bear on the 'bear cam' today, which was pretty cool. I hope you've been enjoying the new webcams. Here is my latest listing, 8 lots for sale in Tamarack City, which are absolutely beautiful. Melissa and I took Landon for a walk tonight, which was nice. Time to get ready for tomorrow morning's showings. Cya!

August 25th, 2010. We got an accepted offer on my house in South Range today. Time on the market....less than one week. Today I set up three showing appointments on some other properties between now and this weekend. I also entered my new Tamarack City listing onto the MLS. After closing the office tonight, I showed a 160 acre timber sale to a logging company that will be bidding on the job. As we were walking out of the woods up to the edge of a hayfield, we saw five large deer feeding with their heads down. When I made a noise to get them to lift their heads, all five deer were bucks! Two of them were pretty nice ones. That was neat to see. Anyhow, it is almost 9 pm now, and I still need to eat dinner and answer e-mails. Have a good day!

August 24th, 2010. I spent most of the day in the office. I got a listing agreement signed today for 8 lots in Tamarack City. I will enter the listing on the MLS tomorrow. I have a buyer coming up this week to look at some lots in Portage Township, so I went to the township office today to get copies of the local zoning ordinance for that township. He is looking at building a specific type of business, so we want to make sure that it would be in compliance. Tonight I went up to Ahmeek for a birthday party for my father-in-law, Happy Birthday Wayne-O!

August 23rd, 2010. I'm watching a deer on the webcam as I'm typing this. In about a week, that field is going to be worked up and planted rye. Once that happens, you will be seeing plenty of deer action for months to come. Today we did our continuing education class for our real estate licensing. That took up most of my day, but I did end up showing this cottage on some of the nicest shoreline in the Keweenaw. The showing went pretty well. By the way, there is a new poll question for you to vote on. I hope that your Monday went well!

August 22nd, 2010. September is almost here and I can't wait! Saturday I worked on the tower blind most of the day, and we made some good progress. Sunday was nice, we stayed home all day and mostly relaxed. I mowed the lawn and washed my truck. Melissa has a new job now, and she no longer has to work weekends, so that is going to be nice. Landon had a big day on Sunday. He is rolling over! He can roll from his back to his tummy, and back the other way. He looks so pleased with himself. I bet he'll be crawling before we know it. Time for a new week!

August 20th, 2010. Longgg day. I dropped Landon off at his grandma's this morning after I fed him. Then I showed these nice lots overlooking Lake Superior in the pouring rain. The buyer loved the lots, but he has some property he needs to sell before he can make a move on these. Later, I went back up to Copper Harbor for a second showing on the 'cottage shop', as well as a new listing on First Street. At 6:30 I had a showing on my new listing in South Range. We also ended up back in Calumet showing my listing on Caledonia Street. I finally got home at 9:00, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and am ready for bed soon. It looks like the Tigers are going to win tonight, so that is a nice way to end the day. Enjoy your weekend!

August 19th, 2010. This morning I had a showing on my 'cottage shop' listing up in Copper Harbor. The showing went very well. The buyer is the perfect fit for the property, hopefully it all works out. This is the house that I listed in South Range. The house is priced right, we've had three inquiries on it within the first 24 hours on the market. Time to eat dinner. Enjoy your Friday!

August 18th, 2010. This morning I got all of the paperwork signed for my new house listing in South Range. I already have a couple of prospective buyers. My phone was quite busy all day. After closing down the office today I drove up north to meet with some buyers to write an offer. I will be presenting the offer in the morning, hopefully all will go well. I didn't get home until late tonight, so I only had time for a quick snack, and now it is time to get ready for bed. Landon was happy to see me as always. He is quite the motivation. Take Care!

August 17th, 2010. I didn't have any appointments today, so it was nice to get some errands done. Tomorrow I'm getting the papers signed on a residential listing in South Range. I'm also supposed to be writing an offer tomorrow on a different property. Tonight I got one of my treestands set at one of my hunting spots. One down, many to go. But I was glad to make some progress. Landon has started eating some Rice cereal now, so he is obviously growing by the day. Have a nice day!

August 16th, 2010. I hope that everybody had a good Monday. I was supposed to show a place in Twin Lakes this morning, but the buyer never confirmed a time with me, so we'll have to reschedule it. We had Landon's four month doctor's appointment today. He is now 25 inches long, and weighs 14 lbs 14 oz. Tonight Ross and I built the trusses for the tower blind. Now we just have to find time to install them. Take Care!

August 15th, 2010. Another fast weekend is here and gone. Saturday our friend Carrie got married up in Copper Harbor, so congratulations to her and Scott. Sunday morning I was up bright and early to go work out at the cabin. I had to run to Twin Lakes for awhile for a showing that went very well. It is nice and cool out today, which feels great. By the way, if you have been looking for some nice property in the Skanee area, check out this five acre parcel. I'm getting some paperwork ready for a showing tomorrow morning. Hope your weekend was good!

August 13th, 2010. This morning I went to Marquette and we closed on a brand new house on some big acreage. Congrats to Roger and Dana! Now I'm back home and getting caught up on some e-mails. By the way, if you request information on a property, you need to at least leave an e-mail address, or else I have no way of responding. If you requested info on a property, re-send it, and be sure to include your e-mail. I think I hear some thunder right now, we may be in for some interesting weather this weekend. Talk to you on Sunday night!

August 12th, 2010. This morning I had a listing appointment for a house in South Range. I should be putting it on the market early next week. Later in the day, I had a showing on this really neat building in Copper City. Tonight we had a birthday party for my sister-in-law, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to share her age with you or not. Anyhow, I need to get to bed, I have to be in Marquette tomorrow morning for a big closing. Stay cool!

August 11th, 2010. Today was our 3rd wedding anniversary! It is hard to believe that it has been three years already. It is also hard to believe that I began typing this journal before we were even married. After work tonight, we had dinner at De La Terre in Lake Linden. The food was very good. They did a very nice job remodeling the inside. Hope that you had a nice day!

August 10th, 2010. Landon was pretty sleepy this morning, so he napped long enough for me to finish up a forest management plan. After I dropped him off at his Grandma's house, I got back to the office to work on an upcoming closing. I finished up another forest management plan tonight, so I'm happy to have made some good progress. Earlier tonight, Melissa and I took her cousin Sarah out to our cabin for dinner. It was a pretty night, but quite warm and humid. I refuse to complain about the heat, however. A lot of people complain about the cold all winter, and now that it is summer, they complain about the heat. Time to get some sleep, take care!

August 9th, 2010. This morning we made more progress on selling the home in Laurium. The home inspection went well, and we have removed the inspection contingencies. This afternoon I had a showing on this parcel on Tamarack Waterworks Road, and this cozy cabin on Fisherman's Road. Both showings went well, we'll see what happens. Now I'm back home answering e-mails and returning phone calls. Did you check out the two new webcams? I've been enjoying them myself. Have a nice day!

August 8th, 2010. How was your weekend? It was beautiful here. Saturday morning Ross and I finished building the floor on Landon's playhouse. Later in the day Melissa and I went to a wedding reception in Cedar Bay. Sunday we met her family up at "Brunet Park" between Gay and Lac La Belle for a day on the beach/cookout. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day. There are two new REALLY good webcams for your enjoyment. Be sure to check out the new Owl Cam, and the new Bear Cam. You are going to love them. Please be sure to e-mail links to your friends and family. Enjoy!

August 6th, 2010. The temps only reached about 70 today, which was fine with me. It really was a beautiful day. I had a showing outside of Calumet today, and it went quite well. When I was done with work, I picked up some lumber so I could make some more progress on Landon's future playhouse tomorrow. Our friends Ross and Amanda came over for dinner tonight, and we had pork chops on the grill. Later on, our neighbors had a fire, and we hung out over there for a bit. It was quite cool tonight, and it seemed really nice to be able to wear a sweatshirt, since it has been so warm lately. Have a great weekend!

August 5th, 2010. Today was slightly cooler, and very windy. I had a couple of showings near Tamarack Waterworks, just outside of Calumet. Tomorrow morning I have a second showing on one of the properties that we looked at today. Other than the two showings, I had a relatively quiet day, which was kind of nice. They were going to do some additional work to the Lift Bridge tonight, I hope that they get it figured out. Enjoy your Friday!

August 4th, 2010. Landon made sure to wake Melissa and I up nice and early this morning, so we got a head-start on our day. Later on I dropped off a land division application for torch lake township. One of the most common errors in a 'for sale by owner' transaction is failure to get approval from the township on a land division. This can result in serious problems with your ownership of the property. In fact, sometimes it turns out that the property was never allowable to begin with. It can get really ugly. Contrary to what some will say, you really need professionals involved in a real estate purchase. Keep in mind that if you are purchasing a 'for sale by owner', you can still employee a Realtor as a 'transaction coordinator' for a very low fee. This way, the Realtor will see the transaction through from start to finish, and make sure everything is done properly. The talk of the town today was that the Portage Canal Lift Bridge was stuck in an upright position for hours. It is amazing how fast the traffic will back up when that occurs. The only other option to get between Houghton and Hancock is by boat or plane. They finally got the bridge working again, and people were able to get home, or wherever they needed to go. If you live in Hancock or anywhere north in the Keweenaw, you are actually living on an island. We are completely surrounded by water up here. By the way, here is my new 80 acre listing near the Craig Lake Wilderness Area. Take Care!

August 3rd, 2010. This morning I sent out a land division application for Arvon Township. After that we had the closing on the Mass City acreage on Adventure Creek, so congrats to seller Gary and buyer Carl. The property sold via land contract (seller financing). I've done a lot of land contract sales, and know them inside-out at this point. If you need to buy property with seller financing, feel free to shoot me an e-mail, and I can help. We officially got the deal accepted on the house in Laurium, so congrats to Sylvia. Everybody is complaining about the heat today. The temps are about in the mid 80's, which is hot for up here, but I'm sure that for some of you, you are used to much higher temperatures than that. We just got done eating a couple of steaks that I grilled. I hope that your week is going well!

August 2nd, 2010. This morning we got a counter-offer on the Laurium house that I wrote an offer on yesterday. I have to meet with the buyer sometime tomorrow to try and get it wrapped up. Today I went to Skanee to take pictures of a beautiful new 5 acre listing. I may already have a buyer for it, we will see what happens. I also stopped at my listing on Eilola Road to check out a couple of things for my prospective buyer. By the way, how does 225 feet of Lake Superior with incredible views for $69,900 sound? The price on this nice 2.83 acre parcel is getting really low! I finally got out of the office after 7:00 tonight. I made dinner tonight, which means I picked up a large order of Ravioli to go from Gino's. They are delicious. Also, thank you to those of you that e-mail me occasional pics for 'pic of the day', as it gives me one less thing to worry about everyday. Take Care!

August 1st, 2010. August is here! We are one month closer to my favorite month, October. Saturday my friend Ross and I went to the cabin to start construction on my tower deer blind/Landon's future playhouse. It was a lot of work, digging the holes, and setting and leveling the 16 foot long 6x6 treated posts. We did get everything leveled and tied together. Next time there we will build the floor, which will be about 14 feet off the ground. Sunday morning I drove out to Big Traverse to meet with my buyer for the house in Laurium. We wrote up a good offer, so now we are waiting to hear back from the seller. In the evening I met with the president of a local logging company to show him a 160 acre sale that I am taking bids on near Lake Linden. We thoroughly walked the entire property. I still need to meet with two additional companies so I can get a total of three bids on the job. Now I'm finally home, and need to start getting ready for Monday. I hope you had a fun weekend!

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