Off to a good start or doomed from the beginning, the top ten reasons real estate sales don’t happen. In any transfer of property, people are involved. Their life events, emotions, timing, current economic condition, personal health, marital relations, employment atmosphere, the local economy all can factor into the reasons a current listing becomes a …
Maine ranches, the term used to find a home with land is farm properties. Real estate that is used for farming purposes are very popular. Not everyone is thinking farming on the large scale either. But just like the outdoor lifestyle, the wide open space that country living provides. When you think ranches, I don’t …
The personal property in a real estate sale, what can go, what has to stay? The listing for a property should spell out if the appliances stay and which ones. Including the make and model so no swap switcharoo helps make it crystal clear. And to avoid an inferior or broken appliance geting added to …
You are eye-balling a property listing, some Maine real estate and the question comes up about flood insurance. Do you need flood insurance or is the property in a designated flooplain? Time to bone up on the terminology! A floodplain is a region next to the waterfront that swells and the real estate is affected …
Learning never stops and continuing education credits to renew your Maine real estate agent or brokers license is part of professional standards. Any real estate agent or broker wants to be up to snuff on the many facets of listing, selling property. And with dealing with the buyers and sellers, the financing, the legal end …
Every one has different real estate needs and what works best in a property fit changes with time. Granny flats, she sheds, man caves are just some of the auxiliary structures added to properties we list and sell. The real estate improvements where you hang your hat is all about the quality of life right? …
The sale of real estate in Maine, no one likes to wait around. Unless they are having doubts about a sale and still getting use to the idea of letting go, moving on. More on seller’s remorse because it does not just happen to buyers of property. Cold feet occurs because buying and selling property is life …
Maine waterfront properties, they have care and repair associated with them. Protecting your investment is part of it. But being a good steward of the Maine lake, river front, pond, ocean property or whatever you border for water is the major concern. It’s easier, cheaper to do the annual maintenance than the consequences from …
Real estate is a business of dealing with properties and the people that own or want to to buy one. And in the course of conversations, emails and texts messages certain responses to questions can scare a real estate agent or broker. The longer a real estate professional is in business there are just some …
Property taxes on the real estate you own or just bought in Maine. If there is anything universally agreed upon among people, it’s the desire to avoid paying any more property taxes than absolutely necessary. Out of state buyers looking for Maine real estate listings especially are even more sensitive to property tax levels. Because …
