The work, up close
Amara Fields works mixed-use buildings around Duluth for people who want to live above the work they are doing.
A cedar cottage presented around documented condition, practical details, and the next decision.
Main street in a small Minnesota town is often a storefront with an apartment over it, which makes it two properties, two financing conversations, and two sets of code. Amara works those buildings around Duluth for people who want to live above the work they are doing. It is a specific dream and it has specific paperwork, and she likes both.
A guide to the mixed-use buildings common on small town main streets, and the two-part process of buying one.
Read the article →How financing works when a single building has a commercial storefront and a residential apartment, and what to ask your lender.
Read the article →A practical inspection checklist for buyers considering a building with a commercial storefront and an apartment above it.
Read the article →Enter a price to see the payment.
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Storefront-and-apartment buildings price differently than a single house. Get a sense of where yours stands.
Commercial below, residential above. That is two loans and two inspections. Amara Fields takes them in order.