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UPDATED GUIDANCE REGARDING GOVERNOR MILLS' EXECUTIVE ORDER (March 25, 2020):

Maine Governor Janet T. Mills issued an Executive Order on March 24 (see below) that requires all Non-Essential Businesses and Operations to cease activities at sites that are public facing.  This Executive Order is effective from 12:01 am on March 25, 2020 through 12:00 am on April 8, 2020.

Real Estate Deemed "Essential Business":  Again overnight, the Maine Association of REALTORS® put forth a request to the Governor's office that real estate be deemed an "essential business". This morning, the Commissioner of Maine's Department of Economic and Community Development, given authority under Section V of the Executive Order, has made the determ...

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Our offices will be closed to public foot traffic thru Monday, May 4th. We are taking this added precaution as we continue to take the lead of our Governor and the CDC.

We are committed to serving our consumers and clients. All REALTORS are on call and ready to serve your real estate needs. Our Staff will continue to serve you through phone calls and emails from 8 to 6 pm and you may leave a message after that time. Further, should you wish to reach us by email, you may email your agent directly or email me at Brenda@BadgerRealty.com. I will do my best to respond to your email. 

Links are provided below to all agents at Badger Realty with their cell phone numbers should you wish to reach out to them directly.

• North Conway Real Estate Advisor...

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To help reduce the possible spread of COVID-19, we feel it is prudent effective 5 p.m. on 3/17/2020, to close our offices to public foot traffic. Our Staff will continue to serve you through phone calls and emails and will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to receive calls. You may leave a message after that time. Further, should you wish to reach us by email, you may email your real estate agent directly or email me at Brenda@BadgerRealty.com. I will do my best to respond to your email. We are committed to serving our consumers and clients. Our REALTORS are also available and are on call and ready to serve your needs.

We are taking this added precaution as we continue to take the lead of our Governor and the CDC. Additionally, we spoke with our local hospitals and medical teams who also feel it prudent...

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I've been thinking a lot about space lately. Not the Elon Musk kind of space, but the general space that we occupy. I've been ruminating on both personal space (Are you a close talker?) as well as the space in our homes and workplaces. How much space do you need or want? Does lots of space make you uncomfortable? Do confined spaces make you squirm? Today I want to talk a bit about space both in our homes as well as our own personal space. I think you'll see how they sync up pretty well.

I'm a bit of an introvert. While I love spending time with my friends, in general I prefer to not be in a large crowd and truly detest being in a room full of people I don't know. Stick me at a poker table with 6 or 7 of my good friends and I'm the happiest guy in the room. My roommate and I frequently land in our living room (sans TV)...

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I have often lauded the benefits of buying a fixer-upper. I love the potential they offer and the ability to (in many cases) get a "deal" on the property. The value and equity coming from your investment in the repairs that need to be made. Another benefit is the ability to upgrade or fix those things in the manner that you specifically desire. This is an area of discussion we often have with sellers. Do they make the repairs themselves or leave it as-is and let the buyers personalize the home however they desire. Of course there's a lot that goes into that discussion and loads of factors that can sway you either way.

Today I want to focus on a few items that buyers should be wary of when evaluating a fixer-upper. In many of these cases, the sellers would be very well served to fix these issues prior to...

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