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

Not one Maine lake cottage for sale, a bunch. You can go two directions with this 8 building waterfront property listing in Maine. With 6.4 acres, over 510' on Jackson Brook Lake in Brookton ME, you have way way more options.What's it going to be? Definitely two distinct audiences out there up for considering this waterfront listing in Maine . Both groups after the same thing. To be parked smack dab on the shoreline of a Maine lake at a time when not Since the 1950's, the lake cottages for sale at 50 Picnic Point RD Brookton ME have been vacation rentals.Watch the real estate video for this super sized, new lakefront property listing for sale in Maine.It's like who wants more. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and more helpings of Maine lake cottage?Yes please. Pass more Maine lake cottage. (Holding large ... 06/09/2023

Give home buyers video open house on demand virtual tours.Are you using real estate video to make it easy for customers and clients? Videos mean no delay, no scheduling conflicts. Real estate videos get home buyers into property listings instantly. Right now. Ready Freddy. Real estate videos fit into the over booked, busy lives of home buyers with little time but major pressure to find a place.More houses, way more homes get toured and considered when real estate videos are available. Tap tap, sit back and watch, listen, take the tour. Rewind, re-tour and learn more about what's for sale on the current market using real estate videos.The audio sound track bed is 40% of the information transfer if loaded with extra details from the location wherever the real estate video was shot.Slide s... 05/20/2023

YouTube video shorts, bite size marketing messages.Small, easy to digest quickly, YouTube video shorts are different than long form channel videos. And unlike text, videos breathe with full motion and sound that delivers emotion.  YouTube video shorts let your viewers, listeners sample the local community flavor. Your audience can grow using YouTube video shorts. The small town community flavor of wherever you list and market property.  What is it like where you live? What is there to do for fun? What happens around you day to day?YouTube video share your community events!Video sharing transports your out of town buyers and locals too to everything local.Revisits for each of the four seasons can serve up something unique and special using YouTube video shorts.Places to eat, things to se... 05/14/2023

Home for sale Houlton ME, 34 Highland AVE new property listing!Get 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 2X garage, porch, deck, laundry! One key location 2 blocks from shopping, downtown, hospital, Meduxnekeag River Front recreation trails!Watch video for 34 Highland AVE Houlton ME house listing!Look to blend families, need space for elderly loved one living under the same roof line?New home listing in Northern Maine, Aroostook County has the living space, over 2000' S/F and neat, clean, quick occupancy!No better small town safe place to live, work and play. Quality of life, lower cost of living, no crime, no traffic!Welcome to Maine, the way life should be ! The 2nd most asked for state location for relocation, for folks investing in vacation properties, for primary housing.  There are so so many go... 03/21/2023

#Shorts, YouTube Videos for real estate.Perfect bite size community information capsules shy of a minute long videos to promote and tease.You can't do a property listing for sale justice with a #short YouTube video. Not when it's say a farm or waterfront property or grand old Victorian house is what's for sale in Aroostook County.But for the community flavor, shorts are ideal videos to plant a seed that really germinates.Shorts cause real estate video channel viewers to stick around, come back for more. Because they like what happens around the property listings for sale. It is still and always will be location time three right?The YouTube shorts can tease a new listing.But for a hit and run public service length announcement, they really shine best showcasing what's it like at the list... 03/11/2023

Rotary radio day Houlton Maine is April 8.Local Houlton Maine Rotarians take over the airwaves of local radio station WHOU  FM. Selling air time for local Houlton Maine businesses, writing advertisement copy, promoting community events. Rotary radio is fun and raises moneys and awareness for local causes in the Houlton Maine area. The local Rotary club of Houlton Maine  has been doing good work since 1920.The November Rotary Auction is the biggest fund raiser used to make capital investments in lots of local community projects.You can feel the good work done by local Rotarians for more than 100 years of service above self in Houlton Maine.Most of all the local funding for so so many community projects would not happen without the financial help of the Rotary club of Houlton Maine.The lo... 02/28/2023

What I love about living in Maine.This blog post is a round up bullet list of what makes Maine the way life should be.Space in Maine.Wide open, undisturbed natural space surrounds you in Maine. Less people, more wildlife and four seasons state of Maine beauty. Maine is drop dead gorgeous, big and beautiful. Friendly, helpful people in Maine.Maine is simple living and the folks you bump into are friendly. use common sense, are hard working.Locals know how lucky they are to live here full time in "Vacationland", the Pine Tree State. Reaching out to make you feel warm and welcome in Maine.Breakdown on the road or trail and need help. Just watch what happens in a small Maine town. Locals do care, pitch in and get you squared away in no time.Maine, a handful of cities, over 450 small towns.M... 02/05/2023

Home in Maine for sale with 10 acres of land. Looking for space inside and out of your next home in Maine? Horse around, grow your own farm to table veggies here at 228 Court ST Houlton Maine property listing. 228 Court ST Houlton ME is in the rural farm zone and ideal for growing your own locally source produce. With two driveways and this back off the road location, easily serve your vegetable buyers who want good wholesome, nutritious close to home grown produce. With the 10 acres of Maine farm land, this property is perfect for agriculture of all kinds! Horse around, have ponies, small animals.Free range happy chickens producing farm fresh eggs. Peddle those too here at the Maine farmstead home with land.Wait a minute, hear that? There is a small brook too! Priced to sell but like a... 01/22/2023

Start owning not renting a house in Maine.Why do people rent not own a house in Maine? Credit problems the biggest reason. Here's a list of local banks to help get your credit squared away to start owning a house in Maine.Looking for a set of keys to your own Maine home?If your credit is what it needs to be to start owning not renting a house in Maine, the next step is let's see what's available.Going online to sneak a peak at the current real estate property inventory. Here's a video of 33 Columbia ST Houlton ME, an ideal starter house to help you climb up and out of the rent rut.Make 2023 the year to start owning, to stop renting! Pour in the TLC needed to turn this rent saving house into a money making investment. A house for sale in Maine to be proud of with the sweat equity you pro... 01/12/2023

Cross pollinating your videos and your real estate blog posts.When you receive market message signals and promote anything online, use more than one medium.The real estate agent, broker, REALTOR of today is lucky to have so many methods to reach out and make an impression.Phone, email, snail mail, texting show some of the communication options on a personal level.Advertising is all about impressions.How many dollars or time spent to create how many thousand impressions. It's not the more the better and quality impressions help save on the ROI.Your user experience in property marketing, your videos and real estate blog posts should be connected and cross pollinate.Some buyers and sellers have limitations or preferences in how they receive their information. Like education, some students ... 01/06/2023

Farms for sale in Maine. Looking for farm land, planning to dig in the fertile soil? Working the farm dirt, playing in agricultural property pasture fields is hard work but oh so rewarding. You are buying a lifestyle when searching for farms in Maine. This blog post about farms for sale in Maine.It all begins with planning when searching for a Maine farm property. How are you going to use the Maine land, crops or small animals? Farming is a big word that can mean anything from tree plantations to raising fruit orchards, from fish farming to tending poultry. Got milk?Dairy farming is by far the most time consuming and round the clock daily type of agricultural use for your Maine land.You could buy an establish Maine farm like this 75 acres with home, buildings. Watch a farm for sale in M... 12/24/2022

Hero video header for your real estate website.Instead of a static image when your real estate buyer and seller visit your website, consider a video. Show your real estate buyer and seller why you love where you live. What is it like where you live?Why do you live where you love? Someone brand new to your area has no idea of what it is like where you live, work and play.Before buying property, the gut feeling about the area has to be positive. This is one big investment and life decision. Something most don't decide where to locate without careful study.The hero video header for your real estate website.This blog post all about things to consider when adding a video to the opening page of your website. Video files by nature are large.No one wants to add to the load speed of their websit... 12/18/2022

YouTube Thursday, real estate video approaches vary.It's important for real estate video skill building to thrive on the ActiveRain blogging channel.Hoping this blog post gets a feature to keep real estate video information showcased for lively discussion below in the comment thread. Please chime in.This YouTube Thursday blog post focuses on the different approaches to how to create content for your real estate video channel.Rewind, reconsider if you already have a poor performing real estate video channel.If brand new and you at the ground floor of setting up a video channel.Before stepping out to buy any real estate video equipment, audio mics or even signing into YouTube for the very first time to set up a channel.What kind of real estate operation do you run?No two of us are exactly... 12/01/2022

Programming real estate digital signs.You will see tons of blog posts on what digital sign to buy for real estate marketing out front of your office.But the programming for real estate outdoor advertising digital LED signs. Not so much online for ideas and inspiration for how to use your real estate electronic signage.This blog post is all about programming your real estate digital LED sign.Let's dig right in. You have invested a big chunk of change in the digital sign writer bought and planted to attract real estate buyers and sellers.The LED real estate office sign is an ideal medium to be the local Paul Revere.Spreading the news. Being the town crier. Letting locals know about community events. LED digital signs used to celebrate a holiday, share the time and temperature. To welcome ... 11/30/2022

Why are you selling your house in Maine?The motivation to leave the nest called home. Sometimes the relocation move is to a house next door, two streets over and pretty much still local. Other times, it's states or countries away and everything gets changed up big time.Like clothes and the weather, we all know with houses and homes. It's not "one size fits all". And Your needs for housing change like the Maine weather.Too big, too small, new job made me put the house in Maine up for sale.Estate sales, divorces, new marriages, new babies and blended families. With houses, nothing stays the same and your needs do change for where you live for maximum quality of life. Sometimes it just time for a change.Or the sell your house in Maine to get closer to your kids who grew up with a little ti... 11/21/2022

Brand new home for sale in Maine, watch real estate video.You can keep your shoes on for this on demand open house sneak a peek tour. YOU can be the first to live here in Houlton ME. Move in ready property in Maine.Take a spin around the outside, inside, top to bottom real estate tour now for 64 Court ST Houlton ME with the magic of video.Ever lived in new construction home, a place with no smells, dings, dents?You don't smell years of smoking or rugs with cats doing their business where they shouldn't. (Holding nose) Squeaky clean, fresh and bright air, paint, design. Floored with clean waterproof care free laminate through out this 1216' square foot new home in Houlton Maine.No moldy rugs. No dingy paint that's peeling. Crown molding, double closets in master bedroom.Daylight walk out... 11/16/2022

Making real estate videos, dealing with audio back ground noise.Unless you waste the audio of a real estate video with dead air silence or plan to slap on a music track filler only, your audio needs TLC attention. The real estate listing video sound is 40% of your show and tell information transfer.In fact bad audio can hurt the real estate video more than the less than stellar visual element.Your property listing story telling has to have quality audio or hold it.CUT!Time to regroup and stop the lights, sound,  camera, action until you address the real estate audio issues. This simple blog post addresses background noise issues you will run into making your own real estate videos.If the weather is wrong, the gale force wind is blowing patio chairs around, slamming doors and rattling wi... 11/10/2022