Posts made by author 'Badger Peabody & Smith Realty'
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Maine Real Estate Deemed "Essential Business"
UPDATED GUIDANCE REGARDING GOVERNOR MILLS' EXECUTIVE ORDER (March 25, 2020):
Maine Governor Janet T. Mills issued an Executive Order on March 24 (see below) that requires all Non-Essential Businesses and Operations to cease activities at sites that are public facing. This Executive Order is effective from 12:01 am on March 25, 2020 through 12:00 am on April 8, 2020.
Real Estate Deemed "Essential Business": Again overnight, the Maine Association of REALTORS® put forth a request to the Governor's office that real estate be deemed an "essential business". This morning, the Commissioner of Maine's Department of Economic and Community Development, given authority under Section V of the Executive Order, has made the determ...
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COVID-19 Update - Offices Closed to Foot Traffic thru May 4th
Our offices will be closed to public foot traffic thru Monday, May 4th. We are taking this added precaution as we continue to take the lead of our Governor and the CDC.
We are committed to serving our consumers and clients. All REALTORS are on call and ready to serve your real estate needs. Our Staff will continue to serve you through phone calls and emails from 8 to 6 pm and you may leave a message after that time. Further, should you wish to reach us by email, you may email your agent directly or email me at Brenda@BadgerRealty.com. I will do my best to respond to your email.
Links are provided below to all agents at Badger Realty with their cell phone numbers should you wish to reach out to them directly.
- North Conway Real Estate Advisor...
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COVID-19 Update... 3/17/20
To help reduce the possible spread of COVID-19, we feel it is prudent effective 5 p.m. on 3/17/2020, to close our offices to public foot traffic. Our Staff will continue to serve you through phone calls and emails and will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to receive calls. You may leave a message after that time. Further, should you wish to reach us by email, you may email your real estate agent directly or email me at Brenda@BadgerRealty.com. I will do my best to respond to your email. We are committed to serving our consumers and clients. Our REALTORS are also available and are on call and ready to serve your needs.
We are taking this added precaution as we continue to take the lead of our Governor and the CDC. Additionally, we spoke with our local hospitals and medical teams who also feel it prudent...
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COVID-19 Update... 3/16/20
March 16, 2020
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, we at Badger Realty are continuing to monitor the situation closely and use guidance from our partners at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, The National Association of Realtors and through the CDC and World Health Organization for best practices for our clients and customers, as well our own families and work family.
To help reduce the possible spread of COVID-19, our offices will remain open, but we may have limited staff and agent presence on site if we find it necessary. However, we are committed to keeping our offices open even with a smaller crew for as long as advisable. Our agents and staff have been on the forefront of the "work from home", "work from the car" and "work from anywhere" initiatives for years. These road warriors spent more than a decade...
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Fabulous First Impressions
There's a handful of things that universally turn us off from another human. Being rude and disrespectful likely tops the list. Those are followed closely by bad breath (or hygiene in general) and maybe even someone who is "dark" or scary looking. Interestingly enough, those are some of the same traits that turn us off from a potential listing. We have talked a bunch about how to make your home shine for those listing appointments. Today, I'd like to explore a few areas that you can and should avoid (or fix) when you've got a showing on the books. Let's dive in.
One of the more obvious trouble-spots (though not the easiest to remedy) are your old tired fixtures. Replacing lighting and faucets is a quick and easy fix, but if your kitchen is super-outdated it will be a bit of an investment to update that. In my current home, we were fortunate that the cabinets and flooring were in good shape and not terribly outdated. Replacing the sink, oven and fridge was a quick (albeit pri...