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Lyle Stelter
Coldwell Banker Nybo & Associates · Red Wing, MN
Updated July 2026
Editorial evaluation
8.1/ 10
Very good
Strong public evidence, with limitations still worth reviewing
Evidence confidence
Low10/100
Documentation completeness and reliability—not agent quality.
A Red Wing resident who spent years renovating homes locally before selling them, backed by a genuinely unusual second career teaching business, tax, and accounting.
Pros
- ✓78 closed sales in the last five years ($22.8M total), spanning $145K to $1.2M
- ✓Rare combination of hands-on home renovation experience with a formal business/tax/accounting background
- ✓NAR (National Association of Realtors) member designation
- ✓Explicit "New Construction" experience listed alongside standard resale
- ✓Long-time Red Wing resident, not a commuting agent
Cons
- ✗Splits time between a teaching job and real estate, which may affect availability compared to a full-time-only agent
- ✗No independently published review count found, so client-satisfaction claims can't be externally verified
- ✗Fewer total transactions than the busiest agents in this market
Profile evidence audit
0 of 5 evidence areas have exact citations
This measures what Minnesota Top Agents can trace to a dated URL. It does not measure the agent's quality, and an uncited area is a documentation gap—not proof that the underlying fact is false.
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exact sources
Identity & credentials
GapProfessional identity, brokerage, office, license or team roster.
0 supporting sources
Public reviews
GapA dated public rating, review count or review-platform snapshot.
0 supporting sources
Transaction activity
GapSales, listings, transactions, volume, price range or closing activity.
0 supporting sources
Market & specialty focus
GapService areas, local markets, property types or client specialties.
0 supporting sources
Experience & recognition
GapExperience, tenure, designations, awards or professional recognition.
0 supporting sources
- Official records
- 0
- Independent platforms
- 0
- First-party sources
- 0
Consumer decision guide
Turn this profile into a better interview
These are profile signals and verification prompts—not performance guarantees. Use them to compare the same facts across two or three candidates before signing an agreement.
Published fit signals
0/5 evidence areas cited
- Published service-area signal
- Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Lake City
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published specialty signal
- New Construction
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published working model
- Solo agent profile
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published price context
- $145K–$1.2M
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
A citation supports only the claims named in the source register. It does not validate every signal shown in the same evidence area.
Ask in the first interview
- 1
What is your current Minnesota license number and employing brokerage, and where can I verify both?
Confirms current identity and affiliation using the state record rather than a directory claim.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 2
Which public review profiles best represent your recent work, and how many reviews were added in the last 12 months?
Separates current, attributable feedback from an undated lifetime aggregate.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 3
How many transactions did you personally close in Red Wing and the $145K–$1.2M range during the last 12 months?
Requests recent, comparable production and keeps personal results separate from team totals.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 4
Which neighborhoods in Red Wing have you worked in most recently, and what local issue materially affected a deal?
Tests current, specific market knowledge instead of relying on a broad service-area label.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 5
If you are unavailable, who covers showings, negotiations and urgent contract deadlines?
Clarifies backup coverage without assuming a solo practice means one-person service at all times.
- 6
Will you provide a written, itemized explanation of compensation, services, cancellation terms and any additional costs before I sign?
Commission and services are negotiable; a written proposal makes candidates easier to compare.
Agent overview
Lyle Stelter sells through Coldwell Banker Nybo & Associates and pairs real estate with a parallel career teaching business and accounting — currently at Dakota County Technical College, previously at Minnesota State College - SE Technical. He lives in Red Wing and has spent years personally renovating homes in the area.
Core specialties
Renovation-savvy resale
Years spent personally renovating Red Wing homes translate into a practical read on what a fixer-upper is actually worth, and what it'll cost to bring up to shape.
New construction
Listed explicitly as an area of experience alongside standard resale — useful if you're comparing a new build against existing housing stock.
Commission & fees
Not publicly listed; typically negotiable
Who this agent is for
Buyers eyeing a fixer-upper
His renovation background is a genuine differentiator for anyone weighing a project house rather than a move-in-ready one.
Sellers or buyers who want tax/accounting fluency
His day job teaching business and accounting is directly relevant to understanding the financial side of a real estate transaction.
Not for
Buyers who need an agent reliably available on short notice during weekday business hours, given his concurrent teaching schedule.
Verdict
A solid, locally-rooted pick with a genuinely distinctive skill set for renovation and new-construction deals, though his review footprint online is thin enough that you're taking his track record largely on the transaction data itself.
Editorial score: 8.1 / 10 · Very good · Evidence confidence: low (10/100)
Ranking disclosure
Why this ranking appears in this order
This profile evaluates Lyle Stelter against other researched agents using the same scoring model; it is not a statewide MLS production ranking. The displayed order follows the published five-factor score. The math is fixed; the five input scores are editorial evaluations of the public evidence available through July 2026.
- Ranking formula
- Local knowledge 25% + client reviews 25% + market expertise 20% + communication 15% + specialization fit 15%.
- Time period
- Evidence reviewed through July 2026. Review totals are snapshots; career claims may cover longer periods and must state that context.
- Objective vs. editorial
- The weighted calculation is deterministic after the inputs are assigned. Selecting evidence and assigning each dimension score require editorial judgment.
- Commercial independence
- Agents cannot purchase inclusion, a score, numbered position, or favorable verdict. Any sponsorship must appear outside the editorial ranking.
- Transaction-data boundary
- This edition does not use a private MLS feed or a standardized file of verified 2025 closings. Sales volume, homes sold, sale-to-list ratio, and days on market are not assumed when attributable evidence is unavailable.
- Independent corroboration
- Government records control licensing facts. Brokerage, agent, review-platform, award, and production claims are kept distinct; agreement across sources raises confidence but does not erase source limitations.
Evidence captured for this profile
- Minnesota license record
- No license number is stored in this profile; use the state lookup for current status.
- Public review aggregate
- No review aggregate is recorded; missing data is not treated as zero.
- Professional first-party source
- cbnybo.com is linked for direct review of the agent's current public claims.
Exact field-level source URLs are not yet available for every narrative claim. Until they are, production and award statements should be treated as attributed public claims—not as independently audited MLS facts.
Areas served
Cannon FallsLake City
Common questions about Lyle Stelter
Does Lyle Stelter only work with renovation projects?
No — his sold listings on homes.com span standard single-family resale, townhomes, condos, and land, with renovation and new-construction knowledge as an added strength rather than his only focus.
Is he a full-time real estate agent?
He also teaches in the business department at Dakota County Technical College alongside selling real estate, per his own brokerage bio.
What areas does he cover?
Primarily Red Wing, with listings also appearing in Cannon Falls, Frontenac, Lake City, and Welch, consistent with the broader Coldwell Banker Nybo & Associates service area.