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Author: Kevin Murphy
My brother Jack and I co-own The Real Estate Store. I grew up and live in Scarborough, ME. I became a real estate broker in 2005, but Real Estate is a family business for us. We are second generation Real Estate Brokers. My experience working with apartments and with residential construction has given me insight into cost-aware construction and green construction and design.

Moving Out of the City? Pros & Cons of Rural Homes

As a trend we talked about in this blog, people with work-from-home situations are considering moving away from larger metropolises. Beyond moving away from the hustle and bustle of cities, there are other positives to moving further away to smaller

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Buying and Selling Your Home at the Same Time

If you are thinking about selling your home or buying a new home, trying to sync up timelines between both your current and future home can be daunting. Plus, stumbling blocks can arise that disrupt the timelines of either property.

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Alternatives to Traditional Open Houses

During the current situation, showings are still being kept limited. Everyone attending private showings are still required to wear masks and gloves, and limit the amount of people at the showing to only the decision makers. Between showings, surfaces such

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Diversifying your Retirement Savings through Real Estate

Saving for retirement can be stressful, especially considering the current economic situation. Experts recommend diversifying your savings across different types of accounts, but there are other ways to create additional security when you retire through real estate investments. With lower

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Future of Contactless Rentals

As we’ve talked about with Work-From-Home business styles might affect the future of home buying, we think that digital age and the current events will affect the future of rentals. From marketing, to tours, to property management, there may be

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Moving Between States with Restrictions in Place

With some restrictions lifting and travel opening up, people are beginning to look at moving again, some even out-of-state. However navigating the move can be incredibly challenging, especially as there are still restrictions in place in many states. We’re going

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Progressing into Reopening Phase 3

With traffic slowly returning to pre-COVID-19 levels and business reopening, it is clear to see that Mainers are eager to return to normal. However, with cases of COVID-19 still increasing in Maine daily, precaution still needs to be observed as

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Reopening Guidelines for Businesses

In the next few months, many businesses in Maine will begin to allow employees to return to their offices, stores, and buildings following the Maine Reopening process. However, with COVID-19 cases still increasing daily, we must keep in mind the

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Challenging Bias in Housing

In light of current events surrounding racism and being Pride month, we want to discuss the obligations of the real estate businesses in overcoming bias in regards to housing and home-buying. With information from the National Association of Realtors (NAR),

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Work-From-Home and the Future of Home Buying

As more and more companies are embracing the work-from-home model in light of the current events, we think that some of the parameters that normally drive home-buying decisions will change. As people are making plans to buy new homes, a

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