You look out, 10,000 plus visitors to your small ME home town.What's up? Why, where did they all come from? What's the big whoop and hoopla Mister Man?The total solar eclipse in Houlton Maine.Welcome to "Totality", the total solar eclipse in Aroostook County Houlton Maine.Houlton Maine is the epic center, smack dab in the thick of things for the total solar eclipse 2024.All these people come from all over and to experience Totality. Darkness where the temperature drops, wildlife wonders what the heck is going on. Totality lasts for less than four history making minutes.In the US, the path of the solar eclipse 2023 starts in Texas and an hour later blackens the path directly over Houlton Maine. What are you doing that weekend?You're invited to Houlton Maine.I'm officially rolling out the... 03/23/2024

YouTube Thursday, flying a real estate drone.This blog post is all about one very important element of your real estate video channel productions uploaded to YouTube.Weaving in overhead drone aerial stills and full motion aerial video captures to market your property listings.The overhead shots and slow pans or orbits of your newest property listing really enhance the "you are there" experience for your real estate buyers.But if you have never flown a drone, here are some practical tips to remember before you do. First things first.Get part 107 FAA license certified because flying a drone is commercial activity.The knowledge you get to pass the FAA exam to obtain an unmanned pilots license for safe drone flying is so worth it. Plus it is the law. No one wants to cause an accident or bot... 03/20/2024

Making a simple real estate video (the recipe).You learn a lot by trial and error and practice in life. Shooting, editing, uploading the simple real estate videos. Dialing it in just so takes commitment and dedication. But like the FSBO house seller. Who thinks just the orange, black and white hardware store For Sale sign is all you need to sell a house.Making your garden variety simple real estate video is a little more complicated too.No Cliff Notes to sum it up nice and easy for the surprise quiz or big test in class tomorrow.Not everything you read online is the best advice either. The shake and bake recipe to guide all your important production technique elements involved creating every simple real estate video.After each run and gone real estate video upload, it's time to settle i... 03/10/2024

Low cost Maine home, say bye bye landlord.Start owning, stop renting. One heck of an affordable 3 bedroom, 2 bath home to check out today.No more feeling sick to your stomach. Watching monthly rent check receipts swirling down the drain with nothing to show for it. Let's change that. This Northern Maine house is an ideal 1st time home buying property choice. Watch video for 9 Carr Avenue Houlton Maine cheap priced house for sale. Like to climb out of the rent rut and not afraid of rolling up the sleeves, painting the interior?Vinyl sided exterior, modern roof, new heating system, 2 baths, hardwood floors, front glass porch, rear open deck. No delays, move in ready. Start owning your Maine home. 1st floor bedroom and private bath. 2 more bedrooms and a den, another full bathroom upstairs... 03/08/2024

Move in ready, quick possession Maine ranch home.Could you use three bedrooms, 1.5 baths and one incredible location near Houlton Elementary and Southside Schools? Just listed and new to the local Northern Maine properties for sale. This edge of Houlton Maine house for sale means no school bus, no carting kids.And the peace of mind that Jimmy and Jill are close by during school. Using the two baseball and one soccer fields, the playgrounds is another perk of this Northern Maine property listing location.Watch 3 bedroom 1 floor Maine ranch home video.One floor or use the finished basement in this Aroostook County home for sale.The open deck and enclosed sun room are pluses. So is new vinyl siding, roof, updated windows at 57 South Street Houlton Maine. Help with financing your new Houlto... 03/03/2024

YouTube Thursdays, how to launch a real estate video channel.Things to consider upfront using video marketing. Before even uploading a single one of your property listings, community events, whatever kind of YouTube channel videos, here are some valuable tips.This blog post, like the ones "down under" populating the Active Rain YouTube Thursdays group, all designed to help get the most out of your video programming. Let's dive in. I know you are all over booked and in one major hurry right?Think about your potential audience members.They are very busy just like you. Video sure would provide quick and easy instant property showings.Your local event videos help them taste the local community flavor too.All your buyers have hopes, dreams, fears, deadlines. Some are bored, others are commut... 01/25/2024

Maine total solar eclipse, Houlton ME.The last total solar Maine eclipse passed over Bangor Maine in 1963. The planetary cosmic event creating a 50 mile wide swath of darkness as the Moon blocks the intense daylight from the Moon before splashing over planet Earth.The Maine total solar eclipse is April 8th, 2024 at 3:32PM where I live in Aroostook County.The best place to experience the darkness, the changes in the Moon, drop in temperature around you and even wildlife going dead silent is my hometown of  Houlton Maine.Maine is the last of thirteen states for the total eclipse to cross on it's way into the Atlantic Canadian provinces.The Maine eclipse won't have to stop to clear the customs and immigration inspection process like you and I do.Ever been in the middle of a partial or tota... 01/15/2024

YouTube #Shorts Video.Use it like a movie trailer to give the real estate buyer a small bite size sampling of the property listing.Like the Sam's Club workers wearing the hair net, handing out samples. Hoping to cause you to make a purchase of the peddled product.Much like a restaurant menu if  hungry or a movie trailer when you are on the hunt for a blockbuster to watch.Designed for a phone display smaller real estate media space screen. A movie in your pocket when you are on the go. Simple search, slide, scroll down and got it. Tap the video player toggle for site and sound. Popcorn (motioning to open batch just microwaved with movie butter.) SSSshhhhh... whispering is talking. Eyes forward.YouTube #shorts videos are one slick vehicle to pitch a property listing. Used to cover a local... 01/09/2024

Quick occupancy 4 bedroom 2 bath home in Maine.Looking for an edge of small friendly Maine town house for sale? Big carriage house garage. Oversized lot measures 125' on street, 165' deep. Appliances stay, you get vinyl siding, new roof, 2 heat pumps and a modern furnace.Watch video for 63 Franklin Ave Houlton Maine.There's a job jar and lots of new fresh building materials to tackle the items you pull out one by one.New cans of paint, light fixtures, cork laminate flooring all nee help getting where they need to go in this home in Maine. Could not pick a better neighborhood of Houlton Maine raise a family or enjoy peace and quiet.Brand new listing and an asking price of $119,500! Is the timing right or still need to know more about jobs, employment in  Houlton Maine? Wondering about th... 12/23/2023

Comments on your YouTube real estate video.Feed back is the best way to see if you are hitting the target. That your real estate video is a worthwhile expense of time for the other end of the connection.There are instances when not a lot of comments appear trailing down below the video. But that does not indicate engagement is missing. Sometimes it means you did an okay job in the show and tell that is obvious under the hood from a peek at the analytics.Mum's the word but keep those videos coming. Your audience will be back for more!Both blog posts and video channels on social media circles can have lots of feedback.What makes someone on the other end of the signal to take the time to make a comment on what you post and upload? Sometimes it is because so much is missing and confusion is... 12/16/2023

Real estate video marketing.Think customer. First and foremost your property listing buyer. Serve them up what's hot out of the oven. Make the video personable and add emotion, a little humor. But let them know "I get it,  you are busy.. here is the nitty gritty, what you get with this property listing."When a new house comes on the market, what would be easier than a tap tap, sit back and watch, listen, tour the property listing?Video does that.Out of town real estate buyers would quickly decide is this worth the tolls, motels, eats and travel time to do the actual walk through personally? They could move ahead on the real estate chutes and ladders game. IF there was a listing video to sample one after another of your homes for sale.And think seller. Getting more people in and out of t... 12/06/2023

Why people buy land in Maine? The need to own land is as old as dirt itself. No really. The ground under your feet, some acreage to grow food to feed your family. To sell the excess for others not farming to put meals on the table. No farmer, no food is a sobering statement to graze on and digest. By the land in Maine for the remote off grid woods camp up in the Great North woods.Ever thought of buying Maine land to just get away from people and closer to wildlife? Hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and ATV four wheeling recreation is fun and so easy because Maine has one incredible trail system. Here's a new land listing in Maine video. Why else besides hobby farming or planting seeds or tending pasture field fences to keep the livestock in would you need land in Maine?For the lifestyle, l... 11/15/2023

Vacation getaway property in Maine.Looking for Maine real estate that gives you trail access to explore the "great north woods"? Hit the rec trails here. Big shop garage for your trail toys. Use this 118 Little Road Littleton ME property listing for cheap vacations in Aroostook County!The Meduxnekeag Ramblers snowmobile club is less than a mile away too!Watch video for 118 Little Road Littleton ME.Lots to do for fun in Northern Maine!Besides the snow sled club in Littleton, you can attend public suppers at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Farmers Museum too! Take a stroll and learn about yesteryear agriculture, how farmers ran the family spread of fertile soil.Learn more about town of Littleton Maine here.No better hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, lake and river filled region of Mai... 11/03/2023

Land On USA Canadian Border.Wouldn't it be neat to own a 629 acre parcel of Maine land smack dab on the International US - Canada boundary line?Develop the mixed woods, prime farm pasture field Maine land. One heck of a view, this is elevated Maine land looking into Canada, in every direction in Maine.Watch video for Big Land In Maine On US Canada Border.Major views, one incredible big parcel of property acreage in Maine to develop. Housing project, a total privacy seclusion to build on. Farm it, manage the mixed forest timber stand. One prime investment for cross border trade with our Canadian cousins. Being a border town in Maine has lots of perks. This 629 acres of Maine land is located north of the Houlton Port Of Entry Customs and Immigration Station.More property listing details o... 10/30/2023

Big house in Maine.Busting at the seams in your current Maine home? S-P-A-C-E. Plenty of living space. 10 Kelleran ST Houlton ME 3 story home has room inside and out. Need a quick occupancy?Think 14 rooms, 3.5 baths, 7+ bedrooms is just the right real estate fit at this stage of your life's housing needs?Try it on, sneak a peak, take the virtual tour of 10 Kelleran ST Houlton ME!Just  a block walk to everything from McGills Community Band, Cary Library, post office, the movies, downtown Houlton's Market Square.Hoof it to parks and rec, the local schools in Houlton Maine.Give the mini van a break. Leave it parked with the keys in the yard unlocked. Maine is the 4th lowest crime state, Aroostook County is half of that pretty impressive statistic.Thinking relocation? Need a place for indep... 10/25/2023

Maine real estate checks off lots of boxes.Some property listings have more features that help the appeal to a larger audience of Maine home for sale buyers. Welcome to 292 McSheffery Road Houlton ME.The real estate sale actually includes an extra lot, well, septic at 302 McSheffery Road Houlton ME.The pair of waterfront properties border B Stream on a dead end year round Aroostook County road. Northern Maine recreation trail access is right at your door step.The $74,500 price tag (NOT A MISPRINT) is low enough too. Creating lots of appeal to vacation users wanting to AirBnB or Vrbo the 2-3 bedroom Maine home when not using it themselves. 292 / 302 McSheffery Road Houlton ME home waterfront land video. Low cost Northern Maine real estate.Here's another example and proving they are not a... 09/18/2023

House for sale in Northern Maine, check out 12 Watson Avenue Houlton ME new listing.Looking for a Maine home full of quartz, marble, granite, tile, hardwood floors, brick in a fireplace? Sneak a peek.... Watch Maine real estate video for 12 Watson Avenue Houlton ME house for sale.Over 2000' square feet, 85' on quiet side street two blocks from downtown, this house for sale includes a quick occupancy! Open front porch, side oversized deck, large open concept living space. Island in the quarter counter kitchen loaded with cabinets, crown molding and space.Marble and granite in bathrooms. hardwood floors everywhere. New roof on house, porch, garage and insulated windows, double garage, vinyl sided.  $274.900!Looking for a home for sale in northern Maine?One without a job jar and instead al... 09/06/2023

Maine log home, 400 acres of land.The perfect combination for somebody's missing real estate puzzle piece. Welcome to 1205 US RT 1 Amity Maine.Just shy of 4000' square feet of living space comes with this tucked away, hidden log home in MaineWoods, water, wildlife. Looking for lots of that? Wide open space inside and out.The 400 acres of Northern Maine land features good mixed woods, abandoned farm fields, 2 ponds, Adler Stream frontage.Grab your hat, keep your shoes on. Take your virtual Maine real estate house tour. Will Amity Maine ever have a Walmart, the need for a traffic light?No. Amity is a bedroom community for Houlton Maine that does have a Walmart and much more. Amity Maine, an Aroostook County town parked smack dab on the US / Canadian International border.Four wheel the rec... 08/15/2023

YouTube real estate videos, how to get higher channel views. Late to the party to add real estate video to your marketing message? Or frustrated as heck because your YouTube video channel is anemic?This blog post provides you tips to generate higher views to broaden your real estate video channel audience. How to stand out and rise above in your video marketing. Like most things, it all boils down to hard work for success at anything in life. But time management, patience and study of your real estate video channel analytics is crucial. Creativity is a must.Just wanting greater real estate video view audience numbers and engagement does not make it happen. Much like blogging, you have to consistently do real estate videos.You get better at them when you do.Create a steady, not hit or mi... 07/30/2023

State of Maine soap box derby race June 24th, 2023.Big week ahead as everyone involved in the Northern Maine soap box derby finishes up the last minute tasks. As the 28th Northern Maine soap box derby event gets underway on Derby Hill in Community Park in Houlton Maine.In small Maine towns, there are lots of local community events to sponsor, work on, to stay involved with year after year.Soap box derby has been one of my favorite Houlton Maine things to do for fun.You start with a boy or girl 8 years and older who is not so sure about driving a gravity powered derby racer down Derby Hill.But after a little coaxing, an adult standing in front of the car on the top of the hill. Then instructing the driver to let off the brake. Roll a little bit of the hill. Ten feet at a time releasing t... 06/19/2023