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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

July 30th, 2010. This morning I wrapped up a land division application for my recent deal on the 20 acres on Bootjack Road. After that I hit the road for the Three Lakes area. I listed a very remote 80 acre parcel in the Craig Lake Wilderness Area. It took a lot of GPS coordinates to find this property, as there were about 9 forks in the 5 miles of two tracking. The property does have legal recorded easement. Anyhow, I found the property and got several good pictures. It reminded me that selling vacant land up here is really a specialty. Hopefully I'll find a buyer for it. Tonight we went to dinner at the Harbor Haus with our friends Ross and Amanda. It was delicious as usual. I hope that you have a great weekend!

July 29th, 2010. This morning I had showings on three different parcels of land near Pelkie/Tapiola. The showings went very well, it is looking probable that the buyer will end up purchasing one of them. Today we also officially got the deal accepted for a 20 acre parcel on Bootjack Road, so congrats to buyers and sellers. I got a timber sale agreement back from a landowner today. I will be managing a thinning on a red pine plantation near Rice Lake. Here is a new property near Pelkie. I have sold two parcels out of this property, and now there are 48 acres left. Nice spot for a hobby farm. Tonight I need to wrap up a forest management plan, and start up a new one as well. Landon is doing very well, and growing fast as always. He is a very happy baby, and always seems to be smiling. Enjoy your summer, it is going by fast!

July 28th, 2010. I forgot to mention yesterday that we started off the day by closing on 20 acres in Baraga county, so congrats to James on landing some new hunting property! Today I took pics of two new listings in Baraga county, and I loaded them onto the MLS today. Tonight I had a second showing on a nice house in Laurium. It looks the buyer will end up writing an offer. After that I went out towards Lake Linden to look at another potential timber harvest. The timber markets have been improving, and landowners seem ready to take advantage of it. Also..we officially got the deal accepted for this huge parcel on Keweenaw Bay, so a big congrats to the sellers. I am actually home by dinner time tonight, so I am finishing my journal, and then I have vowed to not talk about, or think about work, for the entire rest of the night. I will try my best.

July 27th, 2010. Was it hot where you were? It was plenty warm here. This morning I went out to the Rabbit Bay timber harvest which is now complete. The roads have been all fixed up, and the last of the wood has been hauled away. I took some video updates and pics that I hope to post on the Forestry Journal very soon. At lunchtime I had a buyer come in and right an offer on a 20 acre listing that I have on Bootjack Road. The seller has counter-offered, but I expect that we will have an agreement by tomorrow. I have a verbal agreement for a 40 acre timber harvest near Elo. I need to put together a contract in the morning and mail it to the seller. I am finally at the point where I am going to have to look at training in some help to assist with my forestry fieldwork. With the amount of jobs that I have coming up, there just isn't enough hours in the day for me to do everything myself. Tonight I drove down to Nisula to check out some bulldozing that is getting done. Everything looks great. Time for bed. Take Care!

July 26th, 2010. Today was a warm one, and it is supposed to be getting even warmer. Today I sent a couple of listing agreements for some land that I will have on the market soon. I also had some people stop in today that have 40 acres, and are thinking of having some forest management done. Tonight I went and looked at the property, and it is certainly a good candidate. I will have to schedule another meeting with them to go over the options. Tonight I went out to Laird Township to meet with some excavators that are starting some road work on a property that I caretake for the owner. Now I'm taking some last looks at some closing statements for a closing that I have first thing tomorrow morning. I hope that you had a good start to your week!

July 25th, 2010. There was no time for fun this weekend. I spent most the morning and early afternoon Saturday preparing a forest management plan. The owner is going to put the property into the Qualified Forest Property Tax Exemption plan, which will save him on property taxes in the future. If you own 20 wooded, vacant acres in Michigan, you are likely eligible for this program. Send me an e-mail sometime if you would like more details. In the afternoon I went up to Copper Harbor to put up signs and take pics of a property that I am re-listing. Sunday I drove to Ontonagon county for a 160 acre property line project. I spent a long day in the heart of wolf country, and it was a long one. It was terribly rugged terrain, and the blackflies, ticks, and deer flies were relentless. I twisted my ankle twice, lost my GPS (and eventually found it), and it was just too darn hot out. Anyhow, it wasn't the most enjoyable project I've ever worked on. However, the property lines came out extremely accurate, and that is priority #1. Time to get ready for Monday. I hope your weekend was more fun!

July 23rd, 2010. Lots of action on this Friday. In the morning I wrote an offer with a buyer on this large parcel of waterfront in Baraga county. The sellers intend to accept the offer, so congrats to all involved. This should be one of the largest waterfront sales of the year in our area. In the afternoon I entered in a new listing for a parcel of land near Mass City. I also took a call from a logging company that needs some property line work done. I'm hoping to get it done for them before the weekend is over. This afternoon we closed on a 13 acre parcel on Pelkie Road, so congrats to Eric, Mary, and Devlin. Tonight at 6:30 I had a showing on a house on Isle Royale Street in Laurium, and the showing went well. When I finally got home I grilled some steaks, and they turned out really good. By the way, here is the 126 acre parcel that I listed near Lake Linden yesterday. It is a fantastic piece of property. If you noticed 'pic of the day', you saw that one of our visitors captured a nice picture of a buck on my 'deer cam'. If you ever happen to see anything interesting on the deer cam, just right click your mouse, and and select 'save picture as', and then you can save the pic to your computer. I really appreciate any pics that you can e-mail me, as you never know what could show up on the cam. Have a great weekend!

July 22nd, 2010. This morning I finalized the paperwork for a closing that is happening next week. We're having a few issues with a deal I have going in Marquette, so I spent a lot of time on the phone today trying to keep things moving in the right direction. I entered in a new listing that is about 126 acres, overlooking Torch Lake. I will have details on here tomorrow. At 6:15 pm tonight we had a closing for the house in Baltic. Congrats to James and Kristen on their first home! I'm hoping to get more sleep tonight than I did last night. Landon was up a little earlier than usual. Cya!

July 21st, 2010. Today we closed on the 19 acres near Copper City, so congrats to Carla! After that I went out to the new 160 acre timber harvest to take an inventory of the property, so I can start to formulate my management plan. After that I had a showing on a 20 acre parcel that I have listed on Bootjack Road. I'm pretty sure that the buyers are going to end up writing an offer. I also found out today that my offer for the 40 acre parcel near Skanee was accepted, so I am very excited about that! Tonight I met an excavating company out at my cabin to get an estimate on some road work. Take Care!

July 20th, 2010. My phone was very busy today. I've got some new listings and some new sales in the works. We got some rain today, which was nice. Here is my new listing in Copper City, it sure is a neat old building. I'm not sure if you have noticed or not, but we've dropped the price on this really nice parcel of land overlooking Lake Superior. I also turned down a listing today. Some people are surprised that I do that, but I don't see the point of putting my resources into a property if it is not going to sell. Some sellers have a price in their minds that is just not realistic, so I respectfully pass on the deal. Time to get ready for a busy day tomorrow. I hope you are having a good week.

July 19th, 2010. This morning I traveled to northern Baraga county to check out a property that captured my interest last week. I liked the property so much that I wrote an offer on it as soon as I got back to the office. Hopefully I'll get it. I entered in the listing for my building in Copper City today. I have three closings this week, so I double checked that everything is ready to go. Melissa has golf league tonight, and I hope that she is enjoying the break, she deserves it. Have a good day!

July 18th, 2010. How was your weekend? It was pretty uneventful here. Melissa had to work all weekend, so I stayed home with Landon, except for Sunday afternoon for a listing appointment. I got my pics for a really neat old building in Copper City. I will be entering it onto the MLS tomorrow. By the way, I know you have a nice picture on your computer that would make a great 'pic of the day'. Please e-mail it to josh@statewideofhoughton.com. I'm hoping to get a lot accomplished this week. Take Care!

July 16th, 2010. After a quick breakfast at the Suomi Restaurant, my brother Adam left for home. I spent the rest of the day in the office, and got a lot done. I came home and got a lot of 'honey-do' projects done as well. Sister-in-law Erin came over with her friend Joe tonight, and we grilled out and played a board game. Enjoy your weekend!

July 15th, 2010. My brother Adam and I stayed at the cabin last night, and it was a good time. We wanted to go fishing this morning, but it was way too windy. We went to Henry's in Rockland for lunch, and then we went out in the woods to take down a treestand from one of my hunting spots that I will be moving this fall. Tonight, Melissa, Adam and I went to the Mine Shaft in Houghton for dinner. We bowled a couple of games, and bowled pretty well for amateurs. Adam is leaving in the morning, and then I'll be in the office the rest of the day getting back in action.

July 14th, 2010. We are having a nasty thunderstorm right now. This morning Adam and I went up into Keweenaw county to go fishing. We only got to fish for an hour before the wind became two much. We did land 4 pike in that hour. Later in the day we hung out at the cabin, and went over to a friend's house to grill some burgers. It should be a good growing season up here this summer, as we are getting a good amount of rain. Have a nice day!

July 13th, 2010. This morning I had a showing on a house near Boston Location. Nice little house, but not a good fit for this buyer. I went back to the office to get numbers finalized for two upcoming closings. In the afternoon, I signed a listing agreement for a 120 acre parcel with a lake view. I also signed a timber sale management contract for a 160 acre parcel. That should keep me extra busy well into the winter. My brother arrived later this afternoon. We went for a ride tonight and I showed him one of my new hunting spots. When we got back tonight, I ended up e-mailing out a purchase agreement for some nice acreage that I have listed in Baraga County. I am ready to take Adam fishing tomorrow, weather permitting.

July 12th, 2010. My phone was ringing off the hook today. I set up a showing for tomorrow morning, and also agreed to terms on listing some new property, as well as managing a timber harvest. I saw a deer on the webcam earlier tonight, and there is actually a buck on the webcam as I am typing this. My brother Adam will be arriving from lower Michigan tomorrow, so I'm trying to get as caught up as possible before he gets here. Have a nice day!

July 11th, 2010. We had a fun and quick weekend. Saturday we drove down to Escanaba for the State Wide Real Estate Corporate Convention. We attended a nice dinner and an awards ceremony. After a fun, late night, we headed on back first thing Sunday morning. Melissa's mom watched Landon overnight, and it was our first night without him. Melissa had a great time, but she was certainly ready to see Landon as soon as we got back on Sunday. Time to get ready for Monday!

July 9th, 2010. This morning we closed on the 20 acre parcel on Parkila Road, so congrats to JoAnna, Paul, and Ryan. I know some of you have been watching that property, but don't worry, because there are still 3 more 20 acre parcels available. Later in the day I had a listing appointment for a really neat building in Copper City. We will be putting it on the market next week. Here is my new 20 acre listing just outside of Tapiola. It is a very nice property at a very reasonable price. Melissa and I are now looking forward to a fun weekend, I hope that you are too!

July 8th, 2010. Today I showed some property out by Gay in the morning. At 3:00 I met with a seller about listing some property in Osceola Township. I got the paperwork rolling for the Copper City property. I had a showing on a house up in Coburntown after that. I feel like my journals are boring lately, because it has been all work and no fun. Melissa got a well deserved break tonight and went out to dinner with her friend Janelle while I watched Landon. Now that she is back I have to get things ready for a closing tomorrow morning. I am looking forward to my brother Adam coming up for a few days next week, so I should get to go fishing at least once. Also, there is a new poll question if you haven't voted on it yet. Have a nice Friday!

July 7th, 2010. This morning I went down to Tapiola to take pics and put up signs on a 20 acre parcel that I just listed. The rest of the day was spent in the office. Today I FINALLY got a land division application approved by Baraga Township (57 days later). So, we're ready to close on 20 acres on Parkila Road this Friday. For the Copper City property, my seller counter-offered, and my buyers e-mailed me tonight that they are accepting the counter-offer, so we have a deal. Anyhow, I have lots of real estate action going on. Time for another busy day tomorrow. Lots of long days this time of year, but I have to make hay while the sun shines right?

July 6th, 2010. Today was very busy. In the morning I went to Bootjack to look at an old farmhouse with lots acreage. The property is beautiful, and the sellers have lots of options, which we discussed. After that, I went down towards Jacobsville to a timber property so I could take pics, notes, and make measurements in the woods. I am writing a QFA plan for the owner. QFA is similar to CFA. With a professional written management plan, you can enjoy a significant property tax savings as long as you own the property. The difference with QFA is that you only need 20 acres of unoccupied forest, and you don't have to allow any public hunting access as you would with CFA. It really is a great program, to learn more, click here. FYI, I can write the plan for you. In the afternoon I went to Chassell to sign a listing agreement with a seller for 20 acres near Tapiola. After that, I helped my buddy Ross tonight with remodeling a bathroom. When I got home I received a call from some Wisconsin buyers, and we ended up writing an offer on one of my listings near Copper City. I e-mailed them the paperwork, and should have the signatures back by morning. Now it is 9:30 pm and I am hungry. Have a nice day!

July 4th, 2010. Happy Independence Day! The Keweenaw was buzzing with people all weekend, enjoying the warm sunny weather. Our weekend was pretty laid back, we got around and visited some friends and family. Tonight we are just watching a movie at home, and I'm ready for another week. I hope you had a great weekend!

July 2nd, 2010. It is shaping up to be a nice weekend for all of you 4th of July travelers. It was in the 80's today. I went out to one of my hunting properties with a heavy equipment operator. We ribboned out a road to be built, as well as a food plot that I will plant for deer hunting this fall. I'm pretty excited to get that going. Be sure to check out a great new webcam....the WOLF CAM. On the Bald Eagle cam today, I saw two adults feeding the young one. Pretty fun stuff. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

July 1st, 2010. July is here! This is wonderful month to be in the Keweenaw! Today I met with some clients about some potential listings/timber near Lake Linden. Also, here is my second new listing on Lake Medora. This lot has very good access, and is the lowest priced lot on the lake! Nice opportunity. After work, I went down to the cabin with Melissa and Landon. Landon napped a lot, Melissa got some sun, and I mowed the grass. We went for a walk later, the weather was really nice. We also drove out to the backside of Courtney Lake in Ontonagon county to check out the public beach that we had heard about. What a beautiful little spot! We'll have to picnic there soon. Now we are home and ready for a snack before bed. Have a great 4th of July weekend!

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