In rural Maine, the adjustment listing selling real estate working around coronovirus is easier. Less people, fewer problems is a big part of it.Being almost in Canada another benefit and away from the hot spots for the COVID 19. The past history of dealing with challenging winters and relying on our local economy warming up or cooling off depending on what happens out of state. We get used to simple living that is the most rewarding. The day to day is practical, common sense loaded and flying by the seat of your pants happens less. Maine people in small towns are down to Earth and have their heads screwed on straight.Maine. More hands on and self reliant small town living.Locals and vacationers definitely blessed with the ability to be outdoors all four season. To dig in and enjoy bein... 03/31/2020

Homes for sale in Houllton Maine, new property listing video for 7 Gallop Lane to watch. Are you thinking of buying land to build a house because what you want is just not out there for sale? We need to talk.Reach out to Mooers Realty soon. This new home for sale in Houlton Maine may cause a change of plans.In the Houlton Maine real estate market, it is way way cheaper to buy an existing home than build a new house. When you build, too many expensive unknowns happens and because cost overruns, delay happens unlike when a home buyer purchases a turn key property.This new 7 Gallop Lane Houlton Maine home listing is white glove clean and ready to go.Is the timing to buy a home in Maine right for you? Loaded with the "gotta have" and missing the "don't want" on your house hunting list. You ... 03/01/2020

Real estate myths. Like ring around the collar, those dirty myths. You try scrubbing them out when they come up in listing presentations sitting around the kitchen table. Soaking them out to remove them from conversations during real estate showings. Buyers and sellers, even agents and brokers start to believe them. Because they linger and circulate round and round despite your best efforts to get rid of those ugly familiar rings of real estate myths. Like an obnoxious parrot watching you, taunting you."Enough with the real estate myths already!" you scream.But good luck putting your head in the sand or covering your eyes. Everyone you meet on the street, the talking heads on the news channels and talk show circuit keep them going. They all let one roll off their tongues oh oh so easily... 12/26/2019

Small town real estate markets operate a little differently when your location is in rural Maine. Things operate a little differently. When the national news talking head rip and reads the headlines, often when the topic is centered on real estate, the information does not quite apply to a small rural Maine town market.Get out the map. Maine is a big state and located quite a hike up in he left hand upper corner of the country. That is part of it. And even within this nine hour plus tall state, what applies in one real estate market location does not represent the same stats in another of the sixteen counties either.For example, an average house price of say $71,000 in my home town of Houlton ME if you jacked it up, rolled it down I-95 to the Portland area. And then easy does it boys...... 03/04/2019

The slice and dice A-Z on property listings, real estate buyers need  way more than room count and their sizes.The features and condition of what is for sale is critical and must be delivered quick and easy. It better be complete and more than what other portals provide. But besides the details on the sticks and bricks, what else is just as important? If water is connected, the whole nine yards about a big crystal clean Maine lake could be the first order of business when promoting property. The lifestyle of fishing, being out on the water in a boat propeled by paddles or a motor hanging off the back or harnessing the wind summer breeze. Details surrounding the property are pretty critical information to uncover and expose for the real estate buyer looking for Maine property. But jobs. ... 02/09/2019

The home for sale is in tip top shape and the personal property arranged just so in all the rooms.The home buyer likes what he sees and we're not talking just the room sizes, the house features and location. The furnishings, the outdoor patio items, the toys in the garage all add to the sizzle of the real estate sale. But personal property, what stays, what goes, what do each party expect in the real estate sale?Are there laws in your state that say a cook stove has to be left in the sale of a house?Do the buyer and seller you are working with on a real estate sale know the difference between what's a fixture, what's personal property?How to handle the personal property scattered around the listing for sale?The stuff from Wally World, the family heirlooms, the trash or treasure appointm... 09/12/2018

Ten pm, not the same time slot in the morning but the one late at night, the you tube real estate channel is open for business.And the show and tell is at a peak we find from study of the analytics. How come? People are busy, have little extra time in overbooked living. The kids are finally in bed, the real estate buyers before shutting off the nightstand lamp open up the lap top and tap tap, lean back into the pillow to watch, listen.The transfer of information from the open house on demand feature that real estate video can supply.No plane tickets, motels, tolls, rent a cars for the out of state buyer traveling up long highways to look at just a few new listings as they trickle into the real estate property feed one at a time. Easy peasy for the local buyer to see and hear about anyth... 06/14/2018

The dinosaur stone age dog and pony delayed way to market real estate.It used to be plant a sign in the lawn of a new home listing for sale. Whip together something about be happy here, hurry, nice yard, nice house, location location location. There... that's enough to tease and draw them in like flies. Okay, maybe a newspaper ad or two. Then wait for it, the real estate sale. That's all there was. Everyone does it this way. It used to be read read all about the new listing sprinkled with a few images, no video and with a pretty skimpy description tacked on for good measure. For the biggest investment or sale most of us ever find ourselves involved in in life. Many of the write ups and image arrays looking pretty much like the last listing, the next one too that the property buyer studi... 05/31/2018

Real estate videos, the most powerful weapon in the entire property listing marketing tool box.In low cost but far away from population center rural markets especially, videos avoid costly delay. Getting folks inside, all around the outside of the property listing. And videos of the community do the fastest, most efficient way of rolling out the red carpet treatment. Providing a quick and easy local area transfer of the local community flavor, for all the events, to create a picture of just what it would be like living in this location on planet Earth. But sadly here are the excuses for not using real estate video. Sometimes the missing video component to the marketing is because aging real estate agents and brokers just don't want to change or add new better ways to save buyers preciou... 04/25/2018

Exchanging your current house for a new property, buying and selling your home at the same time.It's no secret that to buy a home is much easier when you don't already own one. Some people collect homes and could argue can you ever really have too many? But for those without three or more second homes kicking around, most folks seem to handle best one home at a time. Letting go of one home, needing to find another house.Relocation, retirement, divorce and health concerns go along with financial success or an estate inheritance that causes the reach for a new set house keys please.Your needs change in housing and adjustments are needed through your life to make sure the home fit is not too snug and not too tight but just right.Should you do it? Or is your first home your last house to sp... 04/11/2018

They say a home is not just an investment to avoid paying rent, that you buy a lifestyle. And often in life to get more than you can afford for a property, it means buying one that needs work. Sometimes lots of labor, plenty of blood sweat and tears. Take the example of fixing up an old farmhouse. Not to flip it, but to restore the spread back to it's original glory. From the ground up and side to side rehabilitation.Beyond the center stone home for the farmer's family repairs and restoration, every one of the auxillary buildings surrounding it along with the big barn with tremendous hay loft storage capacity needs attention. To replace and repair what has gone bad. To retrace missteps taken by previous owners who meant well and had the best of intentions. But at the end of the day, you... 04/02/2018

So you need to dig in and find work, all you can about current jobs in Houlton Maine. What's available today. You have lived here all your life or never set foot in the town of Houlton. Or somewhere in between. You may have a job but keeping your options ope and scanning to see what else is our there for work in Houlton Maine. Here's a link for jobs in Houlton Maine. Employment is part of the putting meat on the table and the setting up with anyone that sends you bills monthly. There are many who move to Houlton Maine that have incomes that follow them here. Or they telecommute to their old employment local just online.This area of Northern Maine has excellent Internet connectivity, lots of free wifi options if you are traveling this border town with Canada.This is the transportation hi... 04/01/2018

The home in Maine, you are going away in the winter and wondering about saving a few fuel bucks in heating cost.Should you drain your house pipes, blow out the plumbing and not heat your home winters in Maine?When a pipe bursts in a baseboard heating element or in a bathroom, the kitchen. It is not just a short section of pipe you have to replace. It is the water damage caused from the running H2O that ruins ceilings, from the second floor cascading down to soak the first floor. Then onward to the basement to fill it up higher and higher. Filling starting from the top, heading to the bottom. Like a geyser. Until someone stops the flow. Or old man winter freezes up the place solid so the running water stops. No one's home. They don't know yet. Who's your insurance agent again?You're off ... 03/06/2018

Farms for sale in Maine, homes with agricultural land surrounding them.Raising animals, growing food on your own farm is a strong desire with a lot of real estate buyers. Knowing where you food came from is piece of mind. Feeding others is a pretty neat profession too. Because if you run out of food, nothing else matters so much. No farmer, no food can be a sobering thought that stops conversation while you let the notion sink in. Putting the pasture or fertile field to work is hard work. No one will argue that point. Pass the corn on the cob please and here is a nice big baked potato coming at you in the heaping bowl extended with a barnyard farm table reach. Let's eat.Growing, raising your own food on a farm in Maine property listing gets you outdoors.Puts you in the best physical and... 02/23/2018

Living in a small Maine town, there is nothing like the personal connection.Because the population is small, the connection is strong. Folks in small Maine communities don't live in fear. Have never experienced gangs, turf wars or heavy crime. The doors are unlocked, keys are in the vehicles parked in the driveways. Left in town outside stores while the driver zips inside without the "bleep bleep" or worry will it still be there when they come out with groceries. Could you live comfortably in a small Maine town?What makes a small Maine town great? Here is the history on Houlton ME where I live, work and play.In small rural areas of Maine, which all communities pretty much are except for the handful of cities, the folks are friendly.You find helpful, down to Earth, hard working, family f... 02/20/2018

Videos for real estate, you have a play list on your show and tell channel all seasoned with community flavor right?Let's face it, in a small rural real estate market there are only so many local buyers. The inventory turns over slower and the price tags are low to the ground. Your real estate buyer has a price advantage for sure. But when the marketing ray gun power is cranked up to broadcast far from your small town location, the what you need to provide your property buyer changes a tad.What is is like in your small Maine town? What are the people like? What do the people like to do? Will I fit into this group and will they like me? Is this a good move? It's a big decision that affects their life big time.The out of town real estate buyer knows little about your location unless they ... 02/13/2018

Two primary topics every real estate blogger should tackle on a regular basis.Finding a home is a pretty important task for a real estate buyer. And the other side of the real estate coin. What's my home really worth today? Selling a home is all a home owners thinks about day and night when there is a real estate sign spiked in the yard.Resources for buyers and sellers on your real estate website better be in there. Because besides just property listings on what's for sale, what just sold, your buyers and sellers need more things for their empty information wire cart. That they push through the aisles of your real estate website looking for more than the sticks and bricks. Your real estate buyers want to now about mistakes to avoid, help with financing a home.Real estate buyers don't ha... 02/05/2018

Heart of gold, solid sticks and bricks but the home for sale in Maine is not a stunner.Dirty but nice, has a bodacious yard, boatloads of storage space and closets everywhere you turn. But no 24 karat sparkle and ooh ooh there is a bit of the sweet and sour smell. When your buyers mutter "woof" during showings, how do you defend the place without arguing with the public that is always right? Price it to sell. Property for sale that is blue light special priced, the homes that are so cheap to cash and carry.Those low cost homes in Maine are popular. Because they are the second home for vacations in Maine scooped up by a group of buyers. Who are sports that hunt, fish, snow sled, four wheel ATV and just want an affordable location to avoid the motel and eating out costs.And around any pro... 01/30/2018

The audio track in your real estate video is pretty darn important.Don't think sound in your video for a real estate listing or local community presentation matters that much? Whoa. Are you still thinking "talkies" are a passing fad? That only a piano player down front is all you need when you settle into the chair? Looking up to take in a moving picture show on the silver screen down at the BIJOU and munching on popcorn, slurping a Moxie.Ever had someone turn the sound volume off the best part of a show or movie?How's it feel missing out on some of the important conversation? No big deal or the longer the dead air goes on, do you want to reach for something to throw to get that sound restored? A person standing in front of the living room TV screen is the same interruption that leaves ... 01/25/2018

Tips, tricks to help real estate buyers and sellers. It's pretty simple right?Doesn't it all boil down to real estate buyers just want to find the best house for the least amount of money? An updated home with the smallest job jar repair list and parked in the nicest neighborhood? And real estate buyers need to be able to see all the newest real estate listings inside/outside to completely slice, dice, filter. To figure out and easily spot which is the best of the bunch to make it their own home sweet home.Real estate sellers just want to know what is my home worth?Let's not mince with words or beat around the bush shall we?What improvements or house repair updates will help the sale happen fast?What is the quickest route to to take to get from the real estate listing to the property cl... 01/21/2018