According to MinnPost and Rent Jungle, the average rent for a studio apartment in Minneapolis & St. Paul is right around $750, a one bedroom around $950, and a two bedroom is around $1200. These prices have certainly grown over the past years! Bottom line: It has become harder to find good rental housing that you can afford. Many moons ago, I was a first time home buyer. When I purchased that first home on ​3558 2 1/2 St in Minneapolis, I had a lot of fears: Can I afford this

Oh, wait: That means we need to clean up the mess in our backyard! When we moved into this house, we realized there would be a few nice-to-have changes in the backyard, and quickly realized some of them need to be de-prioritized. Let me explain! What is now our family room used to be an attached garage. The driveway remains, and there is a brick fireplace where there used to be a garage door. Pretty cool, except that the driveway is sloped and sending water right to the stone