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May 17th, 2012. How was your day? This morning some buyers from yesterday came in to write an offer on the duplex that I had shown yesterday in Calumet. Hopefully we'll have a final agreement reached by tomorrow. Here is a very nice new vacant land listing near 'the breakers', aka north portage entry. I had a nice couple come in the office today to inquire about that listing, as they had noticed the sign on their way out there. It certainly has been a busy spring, and all indications are that we are looking at an excellent year for real estate. I'm always looking for more homes or property to sell, so please keep me in mind when you hear of anybody looking to sell. Lastly, I noticed that the bears were on the webcam during the day, and again tonight. They are quite an interesting critter. Have a wonderful Friday!

May 16th, 2012. What a day! After entering in a listing this morning, I had a showing with some buyers on this rental duplex in Calumet. It went really well. After that I went over to Mud Lake to take pics and put up signs on a new waterfront listing over there. Then I had a good showing on this waterfront home on Portage Lake near Bootjack. On the way back, I received a phone call and ended up doing a short notice showing on this home for sale in Laurium. Three showings with three different buyers, and it looks like I'll be writing offers on some, if not all three places tomorrow! Not a bad day. Also, we officially got the deal accepted on some acreage on Liminga Road this morning, so congrats to Erin and Joe. Lastly, I saw another bear on the webcam tonight, and I'm sure some of you saw it as well. I haven't had the time to take what is left of the feeder down yet. Have a great day!

May 15th, 2012. Today was all about closings, which is always a good thing. This morning we closed on a fantastic log home on Lake Bailey, so congratulations to buyer Amy! Later in the afternoon I had a closing on one of my newer listings in the Silver River Reserve, so another congratulations to seller Stuart, and buyers Scott & Erica. So, here is an interesting new listing. This well kept place near Rabbit Bay is really priced to sell. Basically the seller has given me 45 days to sell it at this very reduced price, or else it will be sold to an outside party. I'm going to work hard to make this one happen quick. Have a great day!

May 14th, 2012. Another beautiful, sunny day! This morning I entered in a new listing, and got some other work done around the office. Tonight I drove up to Lake Bailey to do a final walkthrough on a beautiful waterfront log home that we are closing on tomorrow morning. I've fished that lake many times, so I remembered to bring a pole and my tackle box. I caught a pike on my very first cast off the dock! I ended up catching a few, and had another one follow my lure up to the dock. It was fun to get in a few minutes of fishing 'on the job'. I hope that your Monday was great!

May 13th, 2012. What a beautiful weekend! Saturday I put up real estate signs around Pelkie, Tapiola, and Rabbit Bay. Sunday morning I put up another sign on a new property out by the 'Breakers'. Then we spent most of the day with family over, and grilled out to celebrate Mother's Day. I did end up showing some land later in the day, and we went back to the office to write an offer. Hopefully we'll get a deal together on it early this week. So, congratulations to Joe Cotey, who came up with the name 'Kernal' for the webcam raccoon. Thanks to all of you who sent in so many good names, but 'Kernal' ended up with the most votes. Speaking of 'Kernal', be sure to check out 'pic of the day' for a short story about all of the problems he caused on Sunday night. Those of you that were watching the webcam Sunday afternoon took in quite a show with a black bear sow and her cub eventually breaking the feeder. I'll have to get out there asap, and unfortunately take the feeder down for awhile, as the bears will continuously tear apart the feeder. I will however, try to continue to manually feed Kernal as much as possible. Check out 'Pic of the Day'!

May 11th, 2012. Lots of miles today! This morning I drove down towards Bergland to take pictures of an upcoming listing. It ended up taking a long time, as it is quite the place. Over 700 acres complete with awesome house, guest cabin and much more. After that I drove to Ewen where I spent most of the rest of the day collecting field data and taking pictures of a parcel that I'm writing a CFA plan for. After that I went and took updated pics of another nearby listing. Also, here is a new 20 acre listing between Houghton and Calumet that just hit the market yesterday. I already had a good call on it this morning, so we'll see what happens. Time to get ready for tomorrow, I still have a lot to do. Lastly, Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mothers out there! Have a great weekend!

May 10th, 2012. Today I attended a showing on this fantastic home on Lake Superior near Eagle Harbor. After that I drove up Brockway Mountain to put signs on this 80 acre listing on top of the mountain. I'll tell you what, if you ever want to put yourself in a good mood, take a Keweenaw County drive on a sunny spring day! What a beautiful day to be out and about up there. I got back to the office late in the day, but still managed to enter in a handful of new listings. Also, I just checked the poll question, and it looks like "Bandit" is currently leading the vote for the raccoon name. However, it is a really close contest, so I'll leave the voting open for a bit to see how it plays out. Take care!

May 9th, 2012. We narrowed the long list of raccoon names down to five. There were so many good ones, we almost just had to randomly pick the five. Visit the poll question to cast your vote. I'll leave the poll question up for just a few days, and we'll see what name you all decide to name the resident raccoon. You may also notice that I tried to fix the 'varmint guard' on the feeder tonight, so hopefully that holds up. Today I went and checked out a potential new listing near Rabbit Bay, and it looks like I'll be getting paperwork signed on it tomorrow. Have a great day!

May 8th, 2012. Our resident raccoon is getting a lot of attention! Yesterday I asked for some name suggestions for our furry friend, and the amount of e-mails I received was way more than expected! I'll have to take some time tomorrow to read through all these. There are so many good ones, it is going to be hard for me to narrow it down. I will try to come up with the short list sometime tomorrow. Thanks for all of your e-mails! Many of them are really funny. I'll check back in with you all tomorrow. Take care!

May 7th, 2012. The leaves aren't out yet up here, but the trees are starting to bud out. I'm still trying to shake a cold that has been bothering me for a few days. I still got quite a bit done in the office today. I've been getting a lot of e-mails about the raccoon that has been frequenting the feeder on the webcam several times a day. I'm starting to wonder if we should come up with a name for him/her? Why don't you guys e-mail me some possible names, I'll pick three or four of my favorites, and then we'll all vote on it on the poll question. My e-mail is joshsteinland@gmail.com. Be original!

May 6th, 2012. How was your weekend? Everybody up here seems to be ready for some warmer weather to come our way, as we certainly got spoiled in the month of March. Saturday I went down towards Bootjack and listed this waterfront home on Portage Lake. I have to say that the house is sitting on one of the nicest lots I've seen on Portage. After that, I went down to Jacobsville and listed this really affordable waterfront lot on the Portage River. The Portage River gives you direct access into Portage Lake and even Lake Superior. I predict that somebody will scoop that lot up pretty quickly. Keep watching for more listings to come this week. May is always a busy month!

May 4th, 2012. This morning we officially got the deal together on the Silver River Reserve Parcel, so congrats to both the buyers and sellers! Next week I'll be on a mission of putting up signs and taking pictures of new places hitting the market. Tomorrow I'm going to look at a new potential waterfront listing near Bootjack. Tonight my clients Lee and Sue invited Melissa and I out to dinner at the Pilgrim River Steakhouse, and we had a really nice time. My job is even more rewarding when you end up turning clients into friends. I hope you all have a nice weekend!

May 3rd, 2012. It is that time of year where lots of new properties are hitting the market. I'll be putting several new listings on the market over the next week or so. I'm sure many of you have noticed the lack of deer on the webcam lately (though I did see one tonight). This is the time of year where new food sources are becoming available, and the deer start to take advantage of them. Also, it is just about fawning season as well, so many of the 'mothers to be' will be lying low for a bit. I have been seeing turkeys from time to time, and there is at least one raccoon who has become a regular. Have a great Friday!

May 2nd, 2012. This morning we had a closing on a 168 acre parcel near Chassell, so a big congrats to Jim and Gail! Later on I ended up e-mailing out a purchase agreement for the showing that I had yesterday, so I'm looking forward to wrapping that up. By the way, the temps were above 70 degrees for most of the day, so everybody up here was really enjoying that. Lastly, here is a nicely wooded 80 acre parcel in Torch Lake Township. Talk to you tomorrow!

May 1st, 2012. Hooray for the month of May! The month is already off to a good start. I've got some really nice new listings in the works. This afternoon I drove down to the Alston area to show a 10 acre parcel that I recently listed in the Silver River Reserve. We had a great time hiking the property, and the buyers decided that they would like to own it. We have a few details to work out, but we should be under contract sometime tomorrow. Time to get some sleep. Have a nice day!

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