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09/04/2025

Finally capped! 🔥🥳🎯 If you know of anyone looking to buy, sell or invest in real estate, let me know! [email protected] | 612-532-1210

09/01/2025

My first commercial sale closed last week!

Back in February I was craving Philly cheese steak and so I walked into Mr. Santana on University on the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis. The building is an old storefront with apartments above and a convenient store below. I started telling the man behind the counter that I specialize in historic buildings. I told him how these places can be bought and if they're on the NRHP, or even locally historically designated, that historic grants and tax credits can be used to restore them. I then asked him if he wanted to open more locations. In which he replied, yes I do.

I told him about an old Italian grocery store in my neighborhood that hadn't been open for about 12 years. It was known as Schullo's. I talked to Mr. Schullo and asked him if he'd be wlling to sell the grocery store. He said yes as well as the duplex nextdoor.

Both properties needed a decent amount of work. Mr. Santana was looking for something a little more turnkey and said his business partner might be interested in it. Interested he was.

The commercial process is much longer than residential real estate as there's more moving parts involved. The process took 5-7 months from the initial conversation with Mr. Schullo to closing.

It was a great thing to be a part of, especially since it was in my own neighborhood. There was talk of getting a developer in there but developers give much less than market value. This marks the first commercial property that I've helped save. 😊

If you or someone you know is looking for a commercial property, historic or not, please reach out to me at 612-532-1210, [email protected].

08/17/2025

I have a fantastic Mid-Century Modern listing located at 674 Greer Avenue NW, Maple Lake, MN. It is a 1971 Modular home with some of the coolest floor to ceiling mohogany walls I've ever seen. It's a 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 24x24 two car garage that sits on 0.86 Acres at the South end of Rock Lake. Rock Lake is a 175 acre lake that contains over 21 kinds of fish.

If I were to buy this place, I would install cork floors and decorate it in true mid-century modern fashion, Sputnik lights and all. The photos below are how I would style it. I personally think buying this property and turning it into a mid-century modern masterpiece, would be a huge value add!

Make this lake house your lake home or VRBO!
Check out this home I found with HomeSpotter
https://l.hms.pt/69/1/6749533/469135/449388/vX

08/07/2025

Hi Everyone! If you just received a invite to like and follow my page, this is my historic photography and Real Estate page. I find all sorts of different cool old properties around the cities and State.

Enjoy!

Jon Haworth

07/03/2025

If you're looking for a contractor to restore your old house, call my friends Christopher Keith and William Keith. They have a particular set of skills and attention to detail that will get your old home looking like it should.

Here at Highland Restoration, we will love your historic house just as much as you do! Please contact us if your old home needs some tlc ❤️

06/27/2025

One of my friends reached out to me and said that he wanted to buy this beautiful 1885 French Second Empire home in Henderson, MN. 30 days later, here we are! Congrats my friend!

06/10/2025

So many veterans do not know the benefits that await them. So many times I hear veterans say that they don't want to go and do their disability rating process with the VA because they don't deserve it. They always think that there's other people out there that deserve it much more than them.

That's not true. If you served, you deserve it. If you know of anybody that is a veteran that wants to increase their disability rating, please let me know. I am the Commander of all of the American Legions in Ramsey County and I help lots of veterans get the benefits they deserve.

06/09/2025

06/09/2025

06/07/2025

These buildings are in Crosby and Ironton. Both cities were found it in 1911 when minerals needed to be mined.

06/07/2025

I've have the opportunity to be working in northwestern MN lately. I had a closing in Perham, MN and decided to explore the beautiful downtowns of cities along my way home. The cities include Perham, Sauk Centre and Long Prairie. I had driven through a Long Prairie the week beforehand and saw some beautiful sights that I had to go back to.