My young clients just closed on their first home together, with a plan to grow into rentals. Fall is busy, but it's a great time to buy your first home, your next one, or an investment property in the Western UP.
Cars, candy & community! Chassell's Trunk-or-Treat is Saturday, Oct 31, 4:30–6:00 PM at Centennial Park & Pavilion, with free hot dogs, chili & hot cocoa.
If you’ve never spent a winter in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, here’s the short version: it snows. A lot. Lake Superior lake-effect snow regularly buries the Copper Country under 200 to 300 inches a season, and the whole region turns into one of the best winter playgrounds in the Midwest. Here’s…
Another one in the books! 🏡🔑 Congratulations to my buyers on their new home in South Range. It was a pleasure helping you find the right place. And we’re not slowing down. Currently under contract: 🌲 Land for building 🦌 Hunting land 🏠 Two first-time homebuyers 📈 An investment property…
Some guests make the trip to the UP once in a lifetime. Kayla and her family make it a tradition — three times a year for the past eight years — and they were kind enough to share how their stay at Sandy Lake Retreat stacked up: We’ve been visiting…
When we mapped out 2026, we had a name for it: From Functional to Memorable. The idea was simple. Not a year of chasing new doors, but a year of getting deliberate about the ones we already had. Standardize every unit. Upgrade the tired spots. Build out a structured unit-visit…
We put every place we send our friends into one guide — beaches, waterfalls, mine tours, ski hills, pasties and more, with the address, phone number and link for each one.
Why the trail cams have been quiet, the foxes that kept things interesting, and the big bear that showed up last night after two months away. Feeders go back out this week.
Leaf peepers and spooky-season fans, the Keweenaw's fall events calendar is stacking up. See what's happening and book a Vault Ventures vacation rental near Houghton, Hancock and MTU.
September is supposed to be the slow time of year. The kids are back in school and the summer rush is over. Nobody told our reservations, because they keep coming in. Around here it’s a ton of stuff at once. We have four houses under contract for real estate clients,…