When it comes to changing homes, one of the most stressful parts is selling your home. In the process of packing and looking for your new home, a potential buyer may find an issue during the inspection that will throw…
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Why Should You Have Pre-Inspection
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Sustainable Home Improvements Before Selling
With sustainable home improvements, it’s hard to decide what to do before selling a home. Many home buyers are enticed by the idea of sustainability. Moreover, home improvements that address concerns about energy savings and efficiency can give your home a huge…
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Open House: 9 Tips to Prepare
For many sellers, an open house can be both an exciting and daunting process. Here is the first chance to have potential buyers come and view a property, but how does someone get ready to have that many people in…
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Should I Wait Until Spring To Sell?
“What is the best time of year to list my house for sale?” This is a question we Realtors have heard many times. The short answer is that you can list your house any time of year, but spring and…
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Bacteria in Water Test
If you have a water test come back positive for coliform bacteria does that mean your septic system is leaking waste into your drinking water? Coliform bacteria isn’t actually a health risk. It is tested for because it is an…
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Project G.R.A.C.E.
Buy or Sell a home with me in 2012 and I will donate 10% of my commission to Project G.R.A.C.E. (Granting Resources and Assistance Through Community Effort) which is a local non-profit providing help to families and children in Scarborough.…
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Recent Statistics
Recently the National Association of Realtors and the Maine Association of Realtors released some interesting statistics they had collected. Here are some interesting excerpts: One in four home sales are in Cumberland county (25%) More sales occur in Cumberland county…
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Great Time To Buy, What About Selling?
“Great time to buy!” is a mantra I’m certain we’ve all heard, especially recently. Most people think that means it must be a bad time to sell, but that simply isn’t true. What will you do if you sell your…
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