Therese Johnson - High Valley Real Estate

05/21/2026

Did you know one property can have this many income streams?

Here's what 18384 County Hwy 20 in Detroit Lakes actually offers when you think creatively:
🏡 Family reunion rental. 3,500+ square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, two full living rooms, a three-season porch, and acreage for tents or campers. Sleeps 10+ comfortably plenty of room to spread out.)
🧘 Wellness or yoga retreat space. Quiet, private, surrounded by wildlife and woods. Pond, par-3 hole, and a wraparound deck for outdoor practice. The kind of setting retreat hosts pay premium for.
⛳ Golf trip headquarters. 3 minutes to Wildflower Golf Course. A group of 8 to 10 can split a long weekend here for less than a hotel and have their own gathering space.
🛏️ Overflow bunk space for nearby lake homeowners. Cabin neighbors often need somewhere to put the extended family. This becomes the weekend overflow listing they refer to.
📦 Seasonal storage income. 8 acres with outbuilding potential means RV, boat, and seasonal storage opportunities most lake properties can't offer.
🎶 Event week premium rentals. WE Fest, fishing opener, hunting season, holiday weeks. One weekend at festival pricing can offset two months of operating costs.

Things you can see in the photos:
✅ Farmhouse charm with two wood-burning fireplaces (electric inserts for easy use)
✅ Three-season porch off the primary suite
✅ Wraparound deck with water views
✅ 8 acres of mature trees, wildlife, and total privacy
✅ Walkout lower level with separate entrance potential

Things you won't see in the photos:
🌿 A spring-fed well
🔥 A gas line already run to the house
🏗️ Room to improve and add value, the way a smart investor wants it
💰 Annual property taxes of just $2,508

What to consider when looking at income-producing property:
Not every income property needs to be turnkey. Sometimes the best returns come from places with strong bones, great location, and room to grow. The buyers who win in lake country are the ones who can see what a property could become.

This is one of those properties.
Listed at $950,000.
3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 stall garage
18384 County Hwy 20, Detroit Lake MN

Therese Johnson, REALTOR® | High Valley Real Estate
701-430-9209

DM to schedule a private showing or to receive the full investor packet.

05/20/2026

A place to land. A way to make it pay. Detroit Lakes STR market growth? 17.9% year over year.
18384 County Hwy 20 in Detroit Lakes is one of the rare lake country properties that delivers both lifestyle and income potential.
🌲 8 private acres with a pond, par-3 hole, and total privacy
🏡 3 bed, 3 bath, 3,552 finished sq ft
🌿 Wraparound deck, three-season porch, walkout lower level
🎶 10 minutes to WE Fest, 3 to Wildflower Golf
🚤 Minutes from Pelican Lake, Zorbaz, and Zoo on 22

Use it as your retreat. Rent it when you're away. Or settle in and slow down.

A home. A retreat. A lifestyle.
Open House Sunday, May 24th | 1:00 to 2:30
Listed at $950,000

DM or call Therese Johnson at 701-430-9209
High Valley Real Estate

04/29/2026

Happy closing day, friends ❤️🥰

Lake days are officially ahead for these buyers 🛶☀️

Huge congratulations on closing on this beautiful lake home today! There’s nothing quite like finding that perfect place to relax, recharge, and make lifelong memories—and this one is something special.

A big thank you to Therese Johnson for your partnership and for helping make this such a smooth and successful transaction, and to The Title Team for keeping everything seamless from start to finish. Teamwork truly makes all the difference.

Cheers to sunsets on the water, morning coffee with a view, and a whole lot of well-deserved lake time ahead! 🌅

04/26/2026

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04/17/2026

Welcome to your own slice of Minnesota lake country, where 8 private acres, a tranquil pond, and a backyard par-3 golf hole create the kind of setting most people only dream about. This 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom bi-level home sits at the end of a tree-covered driveway that feels like a quiet welcome home every time you pull in.

A spacious sunroom invites you to slow down with coffee and a good book, while large windows frame peaceful views of the pond. The wraparound deck is made for morning bird watching, evening sunsets, and everything in between. You get all the perks of lake country living with none of the headaches. Lower taxes. Total privacy. Your own water feature right in the backyard.

And three of Minnesota's most sought-after lakes just minutes away: Lake Lida, Pelican Lake, Cormorant Lake. Head one direction and you're at Zorbaz for lakeside food and drinks. Head the other direction and you're teeing off at Wildflower Golf Course. Every favorite lake activity, restaurant, and attraction is a short drive away, but you can escape to the quiet of your own home in minutes.

This is a one of a kind property for the buyer who wants the lake country lifestyle on their own terms. Space to breathe, room to roam, and the best lakes in the region right down the road. Properties like this don't come along often. Schedule your showing today!

https://www.flexmls.com/share/DoexA/18384-County-Highway-20-Detroit-Lakes-MN-56501

Listed by High Valley Real Estate FM
Listing prep by abiRiver Consulting
Staging and photos Pop of Pearl Staging+Design

04/15/2026

Muffins with Mom today 🤍 Watching this little boy bloom over the last couple weeks has been so fun!

04/02/2026

After 4-5 years of videos and photos and stories, I think I'm officially hoarding media. 👀 So here's me doing something with it, use it or lose it!

03/27/2026

Life gets busy! Work, a big move, travel, kids, pets, combining homes with double essentials and treasures. Settling in can feel impossible when every time you start, it leads to multiple projects or decisions to make.
We walked in and saw exactly what we love the most. A blank canvas full of options and opportunities 😍 We spent a couple days sorting (fave ADHD activity) and organizing so this family didn't have to make a single decision or lift a finger. They trusted our vision!! But most importantly, they trusted our process. Everything needed to be functional for their lifestyle.
Taking the burden of decision making away was what mattered the most here.
We couldn't have done it without 😘 She also trusts our process and she makes the smallest details matter.

Love love love this project 💛

01/30/2026

abiRiver stands for safety, home, and belonging

abiRiver was created on the belief that everyone deserves a safe space to call home, regardless of who they are, where they come from, or the path they’ve walked. Our mission is to meet people where they are and be a support where it’s needed most—without judgment, conditions, or expectation.

Minnesota is home to my tribe, rooted here long before borders were drawn. It’s also home because of immigration. On one side, my Anishinaabe ancestors were here first, tied to this land and community. On the other, my European ancestors came here seeking opportunity, bringing an umbrella of privilege because of the color of their skin that they probably didn't expect. It is a reality that is contradictory: I benefit from that privilege, and I experience the disparity that comes with being a minority in this place I call home. It provides safety to some, while others are made to fear for their rights and lives.

Today, Minnesota is standing up for a cause that many in our community never thought we’d see here. In the past weeks, federal immigration has created a presence that has deeply shaken people across the state and the nation.

No one is saying we don’t want safe streets. We do. What we are saying, and what many Minnesotans are saying, is that safety should not come at the expense of our constitutional rights. We are calling for accountability and due process for all, rights that should not disappear based on skin, citizenship, or circumstance.

We believe that no one should feel unsafe in their home or community, their place of belonging.

At abiRiver, we are advocates for people inside their homes. We are also advocates outside their homes, standing in solidarity with neighbors who are distressed, marginalized, or being told that this place isn’t theirs.

Because abi means to be home. And home should be a right, not a threat.

-Therese

12/04/2025

Senior Living Moving Company has spent the entire week with my real estate and abiRiver Consulting clients 💪🏽😍

Partnering with these guys has made my clients lives easier in every way.

⭐ Pre listing prep (storage unit runs, donation or garbage hauls so we're photo and showing ready)
⭐ Dropped off an entire trailer early for my clients to prepack leading up to closing day
⭐ Early garage access move in
⭐ Closing Day/Moving Day moves (or night, because it was a late closing)
⭐ More donation and garbage runs
⭐ Moving a client to sunny California after all these single digits days 🌞

Will they work this hard for every client? You bet!!

Is it even easier when we're partnered together in these moves? 💯X easier.

It means our schedules are always aligned as contracts and moving days change. It means there's never any last minute worries. It means clients can head out and not panic about all the little details, whether it's last minute donations, cleaning or locking up.

If one of our crews is tied up, the other can swoop in and help out.

Not only that, we make each other's jobs easier which means time and labor are saved and that equals more affordable moves for our clients, less redundancy and less room for error or confusion.

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(Not pictured: me, staying warm and comfy while they load another trailer and it's 5 degrees out)