Posts in category 'Peabody Amp Smith News'
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Why Is My Real Estate Agent Asking Me For Identification When I am Considering Selling a Property?
You may be wondering why your real estate agent has been asking for identification when you are considering listing your property. It's a fair question and one we are pleased to answer.
There have been more and more frequent scams where an alleged scammer (criminal) poses as a seller and engages a real estate agent over the phone to talk about selling a piece of land, house etc. Since so many transactions are done virtually and using the assistance of e-signatures, a person can easily pretend to be a seller, get a property listed and then go about getting the proceeds from the "sale". They do all this, while posing as the seller. In fact, many of them will use an email signature that may even be the sellers name and more. This is a sophisticated scam and to help protect you, we are now asking for sellers to share with us their driver license or another form of identification. It is the only way we can verify you are the real seller. Since so many of the documents we require are publically available, using an ID is the best way we have to protect you. If you have any questions about this, feel free to reach out to one of our agents and they can talk about it with you more.
To explain the scam more, here's our VP of Sales & Marketing, Chrissy Smith:
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Badger Peabody & Smith Realty Makes Donation to Toys for Kids
Berlin, NH – The Berlin office of Badger Peabody & Smith Realty recently donated $250 to the Toys for Kids Program and presented the check to David Dubey. The Toys for Kids program is sponsored by the Cpl. Richard Demers Detachment of the U.S. Marine Co...
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Wings Markets Changes Hands
Wings Markets in Thetford and Fairlee, Vermont recently changed hands. Don and Mary (Wing) Davenport announced the sale of both markets to Sam Adams of Williamstown, VT.
Wings Market was started by Mary's father, Stan, in Thetford in 1954 and has been a family owned and operated business since. Mary worked in the store and eventually purchased the store upon her father's retirement. In 1994 Mary and her husband, Don, purchased some property and opened the Wings Market in Fairlee, Vt in 1995. Both are full-service markets with active delis. The Fairlee location offers gas and diesel as well.
The Davenport's hoped to sell the markets to someone who would continue to operate it as it has been and to keep the Wings Market name. "Don and I had been chatting off and on with Sam about the stores and when we decided it...
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The Gale River Motel Is Under New Ownership
Franconia, NH – The Gale River Motel, one of New Hampshire's leading eco-friendly lodging in the heart of the White Mountains has been sold.
Former owner, Kevin Johnson and his family have been operating the Gale River Motel since 2002. Over the course of the past twenty years, Johnson has updated the Motel with a focus on sustainable lodging, earning many local and national awards. After enjoying two decades in the hospitality industry, Johnson is filled with mixed emotions to start a new chapter.
Johnson decided it was time to sell in order to take some time for himself and his family as well as to be able to devote more time to the Town committees and non-profit organizations that he cares so much about. "Owning the Gale River Motel has been a wonderful experience for me and my family. My children were raised there and even th...
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Fall 2022 Badger Peabody & Smith Buyer's Guide Is On Newstands, in Mailboxes & Here!
We recently released our Fall 2022 Badger Peabody & Smith Realty Buyer's Guide. This eight page guide has our latest market watch by Andy Smith, listings and more. You may have received one in your mailbox, but if not, you can read it here as well! Click here to read the Fall 2022 Badger Peabody & Smith Buyer's Guide.