Badger Peabody & Smith Blog
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Children Make Choices
I think my calling was to be a grandparent. I enjoy kids, as long as they are someone else's. I'm happy to spend time with them and enjoy hearing their perspective on the world (which is almost always adorable!). I'm just happy I don't have to deal with them once their behavior inevitably implodes. As a parent, you know that you need to keep your family in mind when you're home shopping. After chatting with a few parent-friends of mine, I picked up a few pointers they wished they had known before they hit the closing table. Let's review a few of those and perhaps save you the same missteps when evaluating a new home.
First and foremost, especially for toddlers and under, is bedroom placement. My good friends just moved to New Hampshire and just had their first child. At the time, it did...
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Dine-In Delight
Growing up, my brother and I rarely "gathered any moss" as the saying goes. Between soccer, after-school jobs, marching band, jazz band and, of course, skateboarding till the cows came home, we were very busy and always on the go. From my parents' perspective it was simply a matter of throwing some food our way between trips out the door and trying to maintain their sanity. It wasn't always that hectic, but convenience was certainly at the top of the priority list when it came to feeding time. Enter the eat-in kitchen.
We had a simple Cape Cod style home in a friendly neighborhood in southern Maine. As you walked off the porch and through the side-door (our main entrance) you landed right in the kitchen and at the 4-person bar where we ate nearly every meal. Like many homes today, the "formal" dining roo...
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The Best Ice Cream Stands in Central New Hampshire
As the most delicious way to support local dairy farmers, ice cream in Central New Hampshire is a big deal. We've picked three of the best ice cream stands in Central NH that you won't want to skip this summer!
Sawyer's Dairy Bar, Gilford
Sawyer's has been making its ice cream in-house for over 70 years. Despite this long tenure, there's always something new for Gilford residents to try. Sawyer's offers a huge variety of flavors that get changed up on a weekly basis. Like many Central New Hampshire ice cream stands, Sawyer's also has a robust full food menu with everything from lobster rolls to cheeseburgers.Jordan's Ice Creamery, Belmont
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Build a Better Bath
It was a sunny 4th of July and another gorgeous summer day. My friend waited for his 2 young daughters to finish up in their upstairs bathroom and the family of four exited the house and walked across the street for a neighborhood barbeque. What better way to spend a holiday than with friends, food and fun. When they returned home, the fun immediately stopped. While they were enjoying the neighbor's Slip-N-Slide in the back yard, they had their very own being created down the main stairs of the house.
It was a simple little thing. After the toilet flushed, something went askew with the inner workings and something got plugged. The second my friend and his family walked out the door, the water began over-flowing and continued to do so for the entire day while they were a mere 50 y...
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Badger Realty's Staff Attends Broker Forum in Boston - Event brings top real estate brokers together for discussions on market trends.
North Conway, NH – July 1, 2018 – Brenda Leavitt, former General Manager, Debbie Anderson and Jessica DiPietro all with Badger Realty, participated in the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Mid-Year Broker Forum in Boston June 13. The event was part of a series of one-day meetings being held across the country for brokers affiliated with the global real estate network.
Discussions centered on the new technologies and service offerings LeadingRE is making available to its member brokerages to help them retain their position as market leaders and continuously enhance their value proposition for agents and consumers. The agenda also covered other timely topics relating to the current real estate market, including growth strategies and marketing initiatives.
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