Selling in Benton County
Sell your home in Rice, MN
The best time to talk to Janet Matchinsky about selling in Rice is before you spend money on updates. She will tell you which projects buyers here pay for and which ones they do not.
The process
How Janet sells in Rice
Start with a call
Call or text Janet at (320) 219-2488 and tell her about the home, your timing, and what you hope to walk away with.
Walk-through and pricing
Janet walks through the home, then pulls comparable sales from NorthstarMLS and recommends a list price with the sales that support it.
Prepare the home
Before photos, she says what to fix, what to clear out, and what to leave alone, based on what Rice buyers want.
Photos and the listing
The home goes on NorthstarMLS with photos and a written description, and from there to the sites that syndicate MLS listings.
Showings and offers
She manages showing requests, gathers feedback, and brings you offers with her read on price, terms, and the buyer's financing.
Inspection to closing
Janet stays on the file through inspection, appraisal, and closing, and she is still a phone call away after the sale.
Your listing plan
What Janet's marketing can include
Janet builds the marketing plan around the property, so it differs from house to house. Depending on the home, it can include the items below; agree on the schedule together so you know what will happen before the listing goes live.
- 8K drone photos and video
- Staging before the shoot
- The listing itself
- Social media posts
- Paired open houses
- Food at open houses
- Agent-to-agent calls
- Showing feedback passed on to you
Each one is explained on the main selling page, with what sellers wrote about her listings.
Track record
Recently sold near Rice
Since November 2023, Janet's NorthstarMLS record has no closing inside Rice itself. Her nearest closing is in Sartell, about 10 miles away as the crow flies, where she represented the buyer (counted, not shown, under NorthstarMLS rules). The closest properties Home Match Realty listed and sold are in St. Cloud (14 miles), Long Prairie (33 miles), and Osakis (44 miles).
$61,000
Cr-10 (lot, no house number)
Osakis, MN 56360
- 7 acres
- Lot
The Broker Reciprocity logo marks sold data supplied by NorthstarMLS through its Broker Reciprocity program. Data believed to be accurate but should be independently verified. Properties displayed may be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. This home sale information is not an appraisal, competitive or comparative market analysis, CMA or home valuation.
The town
Rice at a glance
As the crow flies, Rice is 10 miles north of Sartell (the closest larger town Janet covers), 17 miles west of Foley (the county seat), and 55 miles east of Janet's office in Alexandria. By the Census Bureau's 2023 estimates, Rice is the smallest of the 3 Benton County towns on this site. It shares its school district with Sauk Rapids.
Selling lakeshore? The lakes on this site closest to Rice are Big Fish Lake (20 miles away), Grand Lake (23 miles away), and Big Birch Lake (25 miles away); each lake page lists its size, depth and public access from the Minnesota DNR.
Homes for sale, nearby lakes and neighboring towns are on the Rice homes for sale page.
Rice facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Population (2023 estimate) | 2,177 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
| County | Benton County |
| County seat | Foley |
| School district | Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools |
| ZIP code | 56367 |
| Drive from Alexandria | about 69 mi, an hour and 20 minutes |
Free market analysis
What your Rice home is worth
Janet prepares a free market analysis for any home in Rice. It is based on recent sold data from NorthstarMLS, not on an automated estimate.
Sellers in Rice get a full plan from Janet: pricing, preparation, photography, MLS exposure, and negotiation, all handled by the broker herself.
FAQ
Sellers ask
What is the first step to selling in Rice?
Ask Janet for a market analysis, which is free and carries no obligation. She will walk through the home, pull comparable sales from NorthstarMLS, and tell you what it would list for. She will also tell you what is worth doing before photos.
What are property taxes like in Rice?
Property taxes vary parcel by parcel, based on assessed value and the levies from the city, Benton County, and Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools. Janet pulls the exact current tax statement for any home you are considering, and the Benton County assessor publishes the records.
Can Janet show homes listed by other brokerages in Rice?
Yes, as a NorthstarMLS member she can show and write offers on any listing in the MLS, not only her own. You work with one broker and still see everything that is for sale.
More on the pricing guide, the preparing to sell guide and the Rice homes for sale page.
Neighboring towns
Selling nearby
Ready when you are
Ready to talk about selling in Rice?
A pricing conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.