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July 13th, 2010 I’ve been told all throughout my life that practice makes perfect. Well, there is something I “practice” a lot and that is house hunting. I sometimes get lost in MLS sites for a couple hours if I’m not careful. I love the thrill of finding houses that I could possibly own if I were looking right now and had the salary I hope to have in the future. It’s the dreamer in me – I’m always imagining what my life will be like, and the house I live in is something important to me.
I grew up and live during the summers in a small town in SE Minnesota. The main city I do shopping in is Rochester. It’s a good size city with lots of parks, schools, shopping areas, restaurants, and is home to the Mayo Clinic, so it is definitely a good place to live. I don’t know where I will end up after graduating college, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I moved to Rochester. Because of this, I have subscribed to an MLS email listing of houses under $200,000 for a couple years now. I feel dorky admitting that, but I love houses. What do you expect
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April 16th, 2010 On Wednesday, we took a look at some of the beyond beautiful stone houses on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. Today, we will be looking at houses and buildings built with stucco or siding or a mixture that stand tall and proud along the same street. If you liked the stone houses, you should equally love the houses below.
We have no time to waste!
Interesting – I wonder what they use the now closed up carport for. Maybe an outdoor sitting area? 
My dream house – look at the drama and detail around the windows on the third floor!
This photo should give you an idea of how massive the average home on this street is.
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April 14th, 2010
Before the previous winter (in other words before October 2009), I went out and photographed the beautiful Summit Avenue in St. Paul. I just gave you a taste of the amazing beauty that can be found on this street, so I am back in the new year to give you a better understanding of what Summit Avenue is all about. If you are looking for a few solid miles of gorgeous house after gorgeous house, then you’ve come to the right place. Since I took so many pictures, I have narrowed them into two groups: stone houses and other. Because Summit Ave. is full of incredibly expensive historic homes, it’s not wonder that majority of them are made of stone, so we will start with this first dominating group. Don’t worry, just because all of the following homes are made of stone doesn’t mean they don’t differ in many ways. You will find many different styles in the following images.
I apologize in advance for the sometimes blurry or wonky photos – I am still learning to take decent photos while in the car (don’t worry I wasn’t the one driving).
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October 7th, 2009 This week San and I headed to the other side of the Mississippi River over to West River Parkway in Minneapolis. The neighborhood around here was much different than the houses on the east side which I toured here and here. These houses seem more cottage-like and are overall much smaller than the houses featured last week. I loved this neighborhood because it seems like the perfect place to start a family: in a small house with lots of trees and plants in a cozy little neighborhood full of other starting families. Let’s start the tour!
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September 30th, 2009 I hope you all saw yesterday’s post about St. Paul’s Highland neighborhood. If not, please check it out before reading this one. I wouldn’t want anyone to miss the goodies the first half had to
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