Minnesota Lake Homes and Luxury Estates – Loretta Holscher – (952) 220-6488

Welcome! If you already own Lake Minnetonka real estate, consider yourself lucky. I live here myself, and I certainly consider myself fortunate. This is the premier recreation lake for the Twin Cities metro area. Where else can you find this much water and greenery, and still be only 15 miles from a major metro area like Minneapolis? Just a short drive home from work, and you have as much woods and water as you would find in any Minnesota resort area. As as result, this is one of the most sought-after areas by Minnesota home buyers.

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Lovingly maintained by the current owner of 28 years, this very affordable Eden Prairie home has upgrades not found in any Eden Prairie home under 400K. Unbelievable $379,900. Granite counter-tops in the kitchen and ceramic tile in the entry, powder room, kitchen and breakfast area, just to name a few. Add to that New granite counter-tops and ceramic tile in the master bath and main upper level bath. New carpeting was installed up the steps, upper level and lower level guest bedroom, just for the new owner! Built like Fort Knox and [Read more →]

Lake Minnetonka lakeshore residents and various environmental groups are becoming increasingly concerned about color changes that are being observed in Lake Minnetonka water. The bright orange color has not hurt fishing or home sales in the area, but the Minnesota EPA has no information about possible long term effects. Even the cause of the color change in Lake Minnetonka is being hotly debated.

Local environmental groups are attributing the change in color to a common household product. “We have reason to believe that this phenomenon is caused by unknown individuals dumping large amounts of Orange Tang into their septic systems,” claims Paul Buckner at the Loon Environmental Center. ” One expected side effect may be a change in the flavor of game fish that are harvested from this lake. The fish may become sweeter and have a slightly citrus taste.” Folks on the East Coast can enjoy eating a fish called Orange Roughy. Minnesotans may soon be eating “Orange Muskie” or “Orange Walleye.” Soon we may be enjoying “Duck with Orange Sauce,” without even having to cook the sauce.

What can be done about this? One proposal has been to introduce large amounts of blue Powerade powder into the water. Critics of this proposal claim that this lake will never return to the beautiful sparkling blue color that Minnesotans are so fond of. “Orange and blue make brown when mixed together, explains Mr. Buckner. “The lake will resemble the color of some of those skunky lakes found in the southern part of the state.”

Skeptics of the Orange Tang Theory have their own explanations. They believe that the orange color is caused by the harmful effects of beautiful sunsets. Why do they believe this? The orange water effect seems to be most pronounced in the late evening hours. “Before long, it will be a crime to go to the bathroom after drinking KoolAid,” says Roy Bunt, of Orange Tang Scam. “This is a conspiracy to create fear in order to allow the government over-reaching authority. “We need to get big government out of our septic tanks and back into Sherman Tanks, where it belongs.”

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Thinking futuristic thoughts about building a Minneapolis luxury home? Consider using ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms)….

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My daughter Sonya and I stopped in to visit my favorite architect, Dan Anderson, about designing a home for her and her husband Steve. Dan gave us some unexpected news….

It’s time to build a luxury home on Lake Minnetonka, according to Dan! Dan Anderson has been an architect for years and is passionate about incorporating solid building concepts with new methods [Read more →]

Attention all those who are looking for a Minnetonka house and need to claim their own space where they live, your future home awaits…

Priced at $327,000 with almost 3,000 fsf, this 3 bedroom, 3 bath is ready for those who like to watch different movies, want to have a private conversation, or just want to read or gather with their own friends. How about the movie room, with enough book shelves to be considered a [Read more →]

For those of you waiting for an alarm to sound when the Real Estate market hits bottom, here is your notice! RING RING RING…… [Read more →]