Does it feel impossible to find or afford the house you are looking for?
You aren’t alone. Most buyers experience these hurdles in finding their ideal home:
High home prices in the Twin Cities
Trouble finding the move-in-ready home you’re looking for
Multiple offers and lots of competition
Impulsive decision making leading to buyer’s remorse
The complicated & expensive process of renovating/ building new
Lacking the vision or skill to take on renovations/projects
If you can’t afford or find it, i
t’s time to create it.
We are real estate and design professionals who are not afraid of modest budgets.
We believe there is a creative and innovative solution to every hurdle standing between you and your ideal home.
we love Helping Homeowners and investors who aren’t afraid of creative, resourceful means to maximize their budget.
We love to work with homebuyers who are willing to think ‘out of the box’ and collaborate creatively to achieve their desires for a home. We love to maximize every penny and square foot of your current or potential house by brainstorming cost-effective and efficient ways to transform your space into what you are really wanting.
more than your typical real estate experience
we love helping our clients identify their home goals and then visualize and plan how to make it happen in the home they can actually afford.
We help brainstorm the best options for your specific house layout, your lifestyle and budget including:
Space planning your future home before writing an offer, so you know that the house will really work for your future renovation plans
Finishing space in an unfinished basement or attic to increase the value of the home or expand square footage
Renovating small and large projects
Connecting you to contractors, handymen, builders and property managers along the way
Guiding with design expertise and real estate knowledge on what returns you might expect on your investment
Designing and building additions to existing homes
Nice to meet you!
We’re Henry and Karissa Elgersma and we love to use our expertise in design and real estate to help people with modest budgets craft the home they didn’t think they could afford. Read about our story here.
our simple and stress-free process
Let’s talk
Schedule an introductory call or email so we can get to know your buying and selling needs, financial goals, and your timeline. After our conversation, let’s meet in person if you are ready to move forward!
make a plan
Meet together to discuss your needs, desires, and budget and then create a tailored plan for you for selling your home or buying, renovating, or building a new one.
find your home
After finding the right house, we’ll provide free consultations before or after an offer or after the purchase to help you space plan and visualize how you can transform the space to work for your goals.
KIND WORDS from clients
“Karissa was fantastic to work with! After our first meeting I could really tell she was knowledgeable in the field and had a shared passion in finding the right house for her clients to turn into a home. She had a history of being with clients for the long game in this competitive market and I could tell her number one goal was our satisfaction in the purchase of a home, not just getting us a house as fast as possible and being done with us. She really put a lot of care in working to make sure we stayed comfortably in our budget and search parameters. Karissa gently coached us in a fast-paced market and gave us ideas on how we could make our offers more competitive without straying from our goals. If we ever need to buy a new home, I would 100% work with Karissa again. We couldn’t be happier with our home and the whole process down to the super thoughtful gift basket for a new homeowner were really more than we expected.”
