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 Working online jobs remotely from home in Maine.  Before the COVID19, half the population was doing some remote job telecommuting online. Technology allows working online jobs remotely and having robust Internet broadband connections is the key to the quality of telecommuting. Rural Maine is one attractive location when folks in population centers beging their search for somewhere less...

Buying a home in Maine, are you prequalified or have a pre approval letter to show you can get a house loan? What is the difference between prequalified or pre approval for a Maine home loan? Like many real estate terms, there is confusion out in the home buying audience. Buying a home is not something most of us do on a regular basis. This blog post tackles the topic of a prequalified or pre...

Community pages , real estate listings, they do go together like peas and carrots. Yes Jennie, you need both if the audience of buyers includes local AND brand new to the area outside real estate buyers. Locals like being in the know of new events, the buzz of anything happening around them. And out of state Maine real estate buyers are alway hungry, starving for local information. To help them feel...

Happy Birthday to the Internet that many believe has always been around like air and water, death and taxes. Remembering today a time before the Internet and the early years in real estate listing and selling twist and shout. As the net was born and developed into one giant spider web of hand spun connections. Providing information for our real estate customers. In the early years in my small rural...

Houlton Welcome To Historic, Friendly Houlton Maine! How To Get Here The state of Maine has a great diagram that maps that spell out the traveling numbers. More on how many miles to all the population centers exercise. Interstate 95 hooks to the Trans Canada in Houlton Maine which is I-95 exit 302. Exit 305 is the Houlton International Airport and industrial park last chance to turn before entering...

Oakfield Welcome To Historic, Friendly Oakfield, Maine! The Story Oakfield Maine has a rich railroad history. Ask a local what they think of when you say "Oakfield Maine" and chance are the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad will be in the list of most common answers. The reason Oakfield stands out as a railroad town is because two very important lines were controlled from this southern Aroostook County track...

Weston Welcome to historic, friendly Weston, Maine! Things To Do For Fun Water, lakes, no place quite hits the jackpot for recreation waterfront like Weston Maine. And coming in just as popular with travelers and locals alike is the view. The Million Dollar View that with inflation adjustment, should be renamed with a larger number to showcase just how incredible the long view from the scenic turn outs...

Smyrna/Merrill Welcome to historic, friendly Smyrna/Merrill, Maine! Things To Do For Fun Lots to pick from for outdoor options in the Smyrna Merrill Maine area because you are in Vacationland remember? Outdoor living is what we do up here in Aroostook County! Hastings Falls is one easy hike in and take in the sights, sounds of water that entertains and refreshes you. See the rock carved handiwork of Mother...

Orient Welcome to historic, friendly Orient, Maine! Things To Do For Fun East Grand Lake, one major fun Orient Maine option. But so is part of Deering Lake that is also located in the town of Orient Maine. More on East Grand Lake. Explore the wood's trails, boat the waterways. North Lake connects to East Grand Lake too. Here is what the US Census people have to report on Orient Maine. Snow birds from...

Oakfield Welcome to historic, friendly Oakfield, Maine! Things To Do For Fun Taking a ride on a passenger train to give those too young to know the experience. That happens in Oakfield Maine. Come on, all aboard to head down the iron rails. The fundraiser train ride to raise money for the Oakfield Historical Museum upkeep! The many local lakes of Timoney, Spaulding, Skiticook, Long and the Mattawamkeag...