Posts made by author 'Badger Peabody & Smith Realty'
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Mortgage Matters
I watched "Inside Job" last night with our good buddy Matt Damon narrating. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a watch. As with anything, you do have to use your brain and recognize it is most certainly and purposefully slanted against big finance. You need to take the bias into consideration while watching. That said, it's no secret their greed toppled the global economy and created the massive, global meltdown we all experienced back in 2008. As someone who is diving into home ownership, it was well worth the watch.
Even with my awareness on high alert, I'm still excited to dig in and stop "paying someone else's mortgage" with my rent payments. Today I want to take a quick cruise through the options available to us as homebuyers. In the wake of the "challenges" of the early 2000s, it is safe to assume your finances wi...
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Peabody & Smith Realty Makes Annual Donation to AHEAD
As has been a tradition for many years, we have provided support to Affordable Housing Education and Development (AHEAD) in a unique way. The buyers and sellers we work with throughout the year agree to have their escrow funds placed in an interest-bearing account, with 100% of the interest going to AHEAD to support their many housing-related projects to the...
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Life is What You Bake It
Real Estate Corner - VIBE MAGAZINE Winter 2020/2021
By Bernadette Donohue, Contributing Author & REALTOR®
Handed down from generation to generation are special recipes that become family favorites—even though the vagueness of some instructions and ingredient amounts can make it interesting to try and duplicate. Seriously, how much is in a heap, pad, pinch, or tip? Yet, somehow using an old recipe, and winging it a little, makes it that much more impressive when the intended and delicious delight comes out just the way you remembered, or perhaps better.
I especially love comin...
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Preposterous Preparation
This past weekend my honey and I ventured up into the mountains for a little backcountry skiing. The day was amazing and we found a secret little stash of powder that made for some great turns and we even created some "powder 8's" like the cool kids back in the 80's! If you've enjoyed any such adventures, regardless of the season, you know they take preparation. Whether adventuring in the White Mountains at 4,000 feet or in the Rockies at 12,000 feet, being prepared is critical to both your enjoyment and your survival. We have all read countless stories of the half-wits that head up Mount Washington in jeans and sneakers and then wonder why they got hurt, lost, cold or worse.
I think the Boy Scouts were on to something with their "Be Prepared!" motto. (I think the exclamation point is part of the motto!! - So co...
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Thank you to Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity
As our Peabody & Smith Realty office at 620 Tenney Mtn Highway in Plymouth turns 7 years old we decided to celebrate with a little cleaning! For the previous 7 years, the office building here has been the storage area for multiple offices odds & ends of furniture - much like our own homes can get! We proceeded to do an early spring cleaning and we made the decision to donate much of the miscellaneous furniture to our neighbors down the street - Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity. Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity has had their Re-Store for a while now, but just started a new endeavor of estate and property clean outs - whether it be a home or barn, they may be able to help. We felt this would be a great way for us to participate and support this organization that provides safe, secure and affordable housing in the Lakes...