Richfield House Hunt: Five More Great Homes on the Market

Planning on taking a summer vacation? If your home is on the market, there’s no reason to take it off the market while you’re away. While it’s better to negotiate terms and prices in person, some of the work can be done through the internet or by phone and fax.

Let your agent have a way to contact you while you are up at the cabin or wandering the spice market in Istanbul; whether it’s by fax at the nearest Kinkos or by international cell phone.

Discuss how you want to handle a possible offer if one comes in while you’re on vacation before you go. You might even want to let your agent hold an open house while you’re gone. The busy buying season that is the Minnesota summer is too short to lose even a few days on the market.

The following are the five feature homes for this week's Richfield House Hunt:

House No. 1: 7111 17th Ave. S.

Listed by: Golden Key Real Estate Services

Price: $169,997 Taxes: $2,470

Description: One-story, single-family home; four bedrooms, two baths and 1,684 finished square feet. Lots of custom extras make this professionally decorated home special. Foodies will love the walk-in pantry and the custom wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances and filtered drinking water system in the kitchen. Other amenities include two brick fireplaces, a new 59 percent efficient two-stage furnace,  and beautiful hardwood floors. The open floor plan is great for entertaining. The home is located with easy access to downtown highways and the shopping and restaurants of the Mall Of America.

House No. 2: 7300 Aldrich Ave. S.

Listed by: Keller Williams Premier Realty

Price: $189,900 Taxes: $2,466

Description: One- and one-half-story, single-family home; three bedrooms, two baths and 1,596 finished square feet. This home has been completely updated with new electric service, refinished hardwood floors, carpet, kitchen flooring and countertops and more. The lower-level rec-room and main-level living room have wood burning fireplaces. This home is located on a corner lot within a short walk to the .

House No. 3: 2908 71 1/2 St.

Listed by: Century 21 Luger Realty

Price: $219,800 Taxes: $3,591

Description: One- and one-half-story, single-family home; four bedrooms, two baths and 2,506 finished square feet. This larger-than-it-looks home has a large upper-level bedroom, huge garage workshop for the hobbyist, a three-season sunroom and a beautiful backyard and garden with a shed. Walk from here to the Galleria or , depending on your mood. The exterior is freshly painted in sunny yellow.

House No. 4: 6338 Knox Ave. S.

Listed by: Golden Eagle Realty

Price: $229,900 Taxes: $2,470

Description: One- and one-half-story, single-family home; three bedrooms, two baths and 1,286 finished square feet. This Cape Cod style home has newer mechanicals, windows and roof for those looking for practical features. For those wanting more fashionable elements, this home has beautiful hardwood floors, classic coved ceilings and archways plus a beautiful newly updated kitchen with granite counter tops, new floor and backsplash and appliances. There’s a wood burning stove in the living room, a lower level family room and natural woodwork and built-ins. The back yard and patio are shaded by older and established trees plus; the home is a block from .

House No. 5: 7309 Bryant Ave. S.

Listed by: Coldwell Banker Burnet

Price: $285,000 Taxes: $2,612

Description: One- and one-half-story, single-family home; four bedrooms, two baths and 2,612 finished square feet. Surrounded by beautiful trees and near the Wood Lake Nature Center, this home has lots of style. There are three wood burning fireplaces, one in the living room, one in the family room and one in the amusement room. There are newly refinished hardwood floors throughout the main and upper levels and new carpet in the lower level. A beautiful living room bay window lets in lots of sun. the home includes an electronic air filter and air-to-air exchanger.