Shannon Hantke, Realtor

09/25/2026

New price on nearly 300 feet of Chippewa River frontage. 📉
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W11608 County Road D is now offered at $339,000, and it's still every bit the riverfront escape it's always been. Perfect for tubing, kayaking, swimming, and soaking in the natural surroundings, this beautifully maintained home has been meticulously cared for inside and out.
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A wood-burning fireplace anchors the living space, while efficient geothermal heating and cooling keep things comfortable year-round. The oversized, heated 2-car garage gives you plenty of room for vehicles, tools, and projects, with an additional shed for all your outdoor gear. 🔥
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Set on 1.38 acres, whether you're after a full-time residence or a tranquil weekend retreat, this is a place to slow down, unwind, and truly enjoy life on the water.
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W11608 County Road D | Holcombe, WI 54745
$339,000 · 4 Bed · 2 Bath · 2,426 SF · 1.38 Acres
Chippewa River · Lake Holcombe · MLS 1601244
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Listed by Shannon Hantke, REALTOR®
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At this new price, this riverfront retreat won't wait. Reach out anytime — I'd love to show you. 💬
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09/23/2026

09/22/2026

First day of fall in northern Wisconsin. There is nowhere better to be for this. 🍂

The colors along the lakes are just getting started, the air has that crispness that the rest of the country spends September waiting for, and the buyers who have been watching properties in Rusk and Barron County all summer tend to get serious right about now.

If a cabin, a lake lot, or a home in Ladysmith, Chetek, or Holcombe has been on your mind, fall is when decisions get made out here. I'd love to help you make yours.

Kaiser Realty |

09/16/2026

Searching for lake property and homes in Rusk and Barron County online gives you a picture of what's out there. It doesn't always give you the picture that matters. 🏡

The details that determine whether a property is actually worth your time are often the ones that don't show up in a listing. The lake access classification and what it means for how the property can actually be used. The road condition coming in and what it looks like in April when the frost goes out. The difference between a property that photographs beautifully in July and one that actually works as a year-round home or a four-season cabin.

Buyers who find the right property in northern Wisconsin without spending a season driving every back road in Rusk and Barron County are the ones who worked with someone who knows the inventory from the inside. Who has been on the lakes. Who can tell you before you make the drive whether a property is actually what it looks like.

That's what I bring to the search through Kaiser Realty. And I'm direct about what I take off the list and why.

The right property out here is worth finding the right way.

Kaiser Realty |

09/14/2026

Selling a home, cabin, or lake property in northern Wisconsin is a specific kind of process and the work that determines the outcome happens long before anyone schedules a showing. 🏡

The buyers who come looking in Rusk and Barron County are often coming from somewhere else — the Twin Cities, Milwaukee, Chicago — and they arrive having done their research. Which means the price has to be right for what this specific market supports, not what lake properties are going for in a different part of Wisconsin. The listing has to show them what the property actually offers in a way that justifies the drive or the flight. And the timing has to account for the seasonal patterns that are specific to recreational and residential property markets in this part of the state.

By the time a buyer is standing on the dock or walking through the front door, the preparation has already determined whether this is the right showing or just another one.

At Kaiser Realty, I know this market and I know what it takes to bring the right property to the right buyer out here.

If a fall listing is on your mind, that's where I'd like to start the conversation.

Kaiser Realty |

09/11/2026

PRICE IMPROVEMENT ✨ Now offered at $180,000.

Let’s talk about what $180K gets you in Ladysmith. 👀

4 bedrooms. 2 full baths. 2,028 square feet. And not one, not two, but THREE garage bays — a 2-car detached garage plus an additional 1-car garage for projects, storage, or extra room to spread out. 🔨

Then there’s the character you can’t build new. This 1925 craftsman brings warm wood tones, thoughtful built-ins, and an electric fireplace, while central air, forced-air heat, and updated appliances keep things comfortable and current.

More than 2,000 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 garage bays, and classic charm — now at an even better price.

📍 416 W 4th Street N | Ladysmith, WI 54848
$180,000 · 4 Bed · 2 Bath · 2,028 SF · Built 1925
Rusk County · MLS 1603417

Listed by Shannon Hantke, REALTOR® | Kaiser Realty Inc

Ready to see it? Reach out anytime — I’d love to walk you through it.

09/09/2026

A lake property or home in northern Wisconsin that isn't marketed to the right buyers simply doesn't reach them. Here's how I make sure yours does. 🏡

Photography that shows what the property actually offers. The lake, the land, the light, the access — the things buyers from outside the area are specifically looking for and that need to come through clearly before anyone makes the drive up.

A launch through Kaiser Realty's network that reaches buyers in the Twin Cities, Milwaukee, and Chicago who are actively searching for properties in Rusk and Barron County. That reach is a meaningful advantage in a market where most qualified buyers are coming from somewhere else.

MLS and social marketing on day one, everywhere at once — not staggered and not when it's convenient.

Agent outreach to the agents working with out-of-area buyers who are planning a northern Wisconsin trip and need to know your property exists before they build their showing schedule.

Real social marketing with a reach strategy behind it. The difference between a post and a campaign shows up directly in how many people actually see the listing.

And attention to what the response tells me. In a seasonal market like this one, the feedback from the first two weeks is some of the most important information a seller has.

Your property in northern Wisconsin deserves to be found by the buyers who have been looking for exactly what you're offering.

Kaiser Realty |

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from northern Wisconsin. 🤍

Whether you're on the lake, at a family cookout, or making the most of one last long summer weekend up here — I hope it's exactly what you needed.

Fall is just around the corner and it's a beautiful one out here.

Kaiser Realty |