Happy Holidays from Essential StL!

Several years ago, I found this in a house, mounted to the wall in the basement. My immediate reaction was, “What the hell is that?” My mind went to…..

This is great news for low-income and long-neglected neighborhoods in Saint Louis. From the Instagram of……

One of the best things about Saint Louis is our amazing architecture. Some of it is in bad shape and we put it back together. I wish I could take responsibility for this one, but……

We find a lot of really weird things in houses and I thought it would be fun to start a series of blog posts called, “What the hell is this?” Some of them….

Here is an update and tour of the exciting rehab project on Hartford Avenue in Tower Grove South….

A while back, I wrote a blog post that showed a few of the strange things I’ve found in rehabs. About once a week, I remember something that I forgot…..

Today seemed like a good day to point out what we are thankful for at Essential StL….

In this update, you’ll get an idea of what the kitchen at this fantastic rehab on Texas Avenue will look like when it’s finished and you’ll get a sneak preview of …..

Everyone knows about the Saint Louis World’s fair, but did you know that the Olympics were held here ……

Have you ever considered investing in rental property? Part of our mission at Essential StL is to encourage local investment and a key part….

At the core of the home buying and selling process is the contract. It's basically the document that controls everything in the transaction. But what is it …..

“Obviously you want to be cash flow positive and a little bit more than positive is great. That’s more attainable in some areas than others. That’s easier to do in St. Louis than it is to do in New York, right?” -Jeff Steinmann

Watch the video for an update on our fantastic project on Texas Avenue in Gravois Park. Look for this to be hitting the market soon…..

I like Saint Louis, but it seems like they don’t take care of their buildings. It’s sad to see so many once-beautiful buildings in such bad shape…..

Whenever I talk about Essential StL, I like to start with our vision and mission to ensure that we begin with that as the underlying premise. So…..

We are so lucky here in Saint Louis that some crazies back in 1875 went up in hot air balloons and drew the whole darn city. It’s very crazy and….

We have really fun and interesting street names in Saint Louis. Here is a great article on Distilled History that talks about the state and Indian street names …..

Folks come to us either wanting to buy a house, sell a house or both. Since these are among the largest transactions you will do in your life, it's understandable …..

I never though it was possible, but an obscure video we posted back in 2018 has gone viral. My random rant about how to finish off the edges where drywall meets exposed brick ….