Sabinske & Associates Elk River & Zimmerman Blog

Looking for the best realtors in Zimmerman MN., Elk River, Sherburne County or Greater MN.?Need less stress with your real estate professional?   Choose your Realtor as carefully as you would your next home.  Do the research on the web and be cautious when there is little or no background data or...

It has taken a long time, but I finally hit the 600,000 mark here in the Rain.   I have been here longer than most, we won’t say how long, but it has been a pretty sporadic, on again, off again time.   The times that I interact with other Rainers are the best.  And, the delights have far outweigh...

You can celebrate Labor Day weekend at the farm by watching the farm hands bring in the grain bundles from the field, thresh the grain.  And you can help, too!   If the maddening pace of modern life has you frazzled, this might be just the thing for the whole family….no video games here, folks.. ...

Hard Day’s Night is the band that will close the Riverfront Concert Series on Thursday night.    They will be the 10th and final act of 2014 in this free concert series each summer Thursday at 7 p.m. downtown, sponsored by The Bank of Elk River and organized by Parks and Recreation.    I know the...

I made an appointment to meet with what I thought would be a new client with an "ice cream in the car" mentality when it came to purchasing his first home as his rent was scheduled to increase by $200/month. The potential client was a referral from a past client who, after I was finished selling ...

I’ve come back to the Rain to write yet another post.    This time it is about the disappearing points.  It is kind of interesting to sit back and watch them go away…..12 here, 20 there, 70 now.   Wow, I wonder where they go?  And, do Zillow and Trulia give them to that weird Industry Observer th...

Suzanne McLaughlin Having been a Realtor® with a Big Box before, she understands that when you work with Sabinske & Associates, you will be not just a commission check and an addition to the bottom line, but a friend and lifelong client.Suzanne will work with you to help you learn the terminology...

Let’s congratulate Devin Wade Bennington, a 14-year-old Elk River boy, who has become Elk River Troop 111’s newest Eagle Scout. Devon’s Eagle Scout project included the construction of five flower beds and landscape block at the Sherburne County Fairgrounds. He also planted 25 trees and put a fen...

BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING WORK ZONES IN MINNESOTA!   Starting Friday, August 1, 2014, motorists who don’t obey the speed zones in work areas can and likely will be fined $300.  The new law was passed during the 2014 state legislative session. Motorists who do not obey work zone flaggers’ traffi...

As a former arbitration judge for the Minnesota Association of Realtors Ethics and Arbitration panel, I have heard a myriad of stories related to "BAD" or ineffective Realtors®.  It is imperative you choose your Realtor® as carefully as you would your next home.  From my first real estate transac...