House Hunt: Homes for Sale in Mendota Heights Area

What will a house bought in 2011 be worth in five years? In 10 years? There are any number of prognosticators who will tell you, but the truth is, no one knows.

Nothing like the current housing market has ever happened before so there’s no past performance on which to base a decision. If you’re a prospective home owner,  choose a home not as an investment–leave that to actual investors—but as a place to live. Choose neighborhoods, amenities and style based on what you want to come home to, not on how much the home might sell for in the future.

Prices for houses will go up, but how much and how fast we can leave to crystal ball readers. When you walk into a home on the market and can see yourself living there for a long time, then you’ve found your house.

House No. 1: 1077 Sibley Memorial Highway #207, Lilydale

Listed by: Coldwell Banker Burnet

Price: $125,000

Taxes: $1,265

Description: High rise senior condo, one bedroom, two baths and 1,242 finished square feet. This large senior condo on the bluffs of the Mississippi River has a den that could be used as a guest bedroom, and living room and dining room combination with a big master bedroom. The screened porch over looks a beautiful lawn that someone else will maintain. The $407 association fee includes heat, AC, water and sewer, a security system and security staff and outside maintenance.

House No. 2: 983 Diego Lane, Mendota Heights

Listed by: Coldwell Banker Burnet

Price: $181,000

Taxes: $1,678

Description: One story; two bedrooms, two baths and 1,990 finished square feet. This adorable one-owner rambler has a beautiful bay window, a brick fireplace, a  sunny formal dining room and an updated kitchen and an office. On the practical side, there are newer mechanicals, a leaf guard system, an electronic air filter and an air-to-air exchanger. Everything is on one level, so you don’t have to run up and down stairs. Quick possession is possible, so you can be hanging out on the porch this summer.

House No. 3: 2246 Field Stone Dr., Mendota Heights

Listed by: Coldwell Banker Burnet

Price: $399,900

Taxes: $3,422

Description: One story; four bedrooms, three baths and 2,852 finished square feet. If you like to work in the kitchen, you can soon be cooking up a storm in this home’s stunning, recently remodeled $80,000 kitchen. Open, airy and on a half-acre walkout rambler is rare for a possible short sale – it’s just waiting for someone who wants to move up in the world. The large living room has lots of light, a brick fireplace and there are beautiful hardwood floors throughout much of the house. This is a wonderful home for entertaining. This is a truly unique opportunity.

House No. 4: 762 Evergreen Knolls., Mendota Heights

Listed by: Sherwood Homes

Price: $470,000

Taxes: $4,504

Description: Two stories; four bedrooms, four baths and 3,500 finished square feet. The numbers are right for this very private one-owner home with two decks on two levels, a  three-car garage, second floor laundry with 18- holes of golf right outside the back door. You can also enjoy the beautiful screened porch, hardwood floors, walk in closets, in-ground sprinkler system. The location is so private that whirlpool bath has windows on two sides.

House No. 5: 1718 Sutton Lane, Mendota Heights

Listed by: Re/Max Results

Price: $489,000

Taxes: $4,029

Description: Two stories; four bedrooms, four baths and 3,458 finished square feet. This is a beautiful home with a wonderful master suite, two family rooms, an additional office and den and a beautiful formal dining room. The style is clean, bright and modern. Enjoy the screened porch and walk out to the below ground heated pool. Done with your swim? It’s an easy walk from here to the Mendota Heights par three gold course. It’s beautifully landscaped as well.