As you know I've been searching high and low for a new place to live. I've been bouncing back and forth between rentals and homes for sale. As a former home (and duplex) owner, I really hate the idea of renting (aka - paying someone else's mortgage). And with the market seemingly coming back to earth, perhaps this fall will be a fantastic time to make a purchase. Either way, I'm excited to finally have my own place. It's been nearly a decade since I've lived alone. I miss not having to tip-toe around in the mornings the most!...
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...
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.
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...
As I find myself now in the position of searching for a new home, I'm reminiscing about the time when I built my first home over in Lincoln. Everything was new. Everything was mine. And the whole process of ups and downs, joys and frustrations was something I look forward to going through again someday in the future. If building a home instead of buying an already built one is something you aspire to tackle, today I'd like to cover a few of the lessons I learned in the process and hopefully better prepare you for this awesome project.
At the time of my construction I was working in a real estate office full time. This position afforded me the flexibility of blurring the lines between "working" and "working on my house". I was also fortunate to have a boss that loved construction and home design so he tended to jump right i...