Badger Peabody & Smith Blog
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Better Building Benefits
As I find myself now in the position of searching for a new home, I'm reminiscing about the time when I built my first home over in Lincoln. Everything was new. Everything was mine. And the whole process of ups and downs, joys and frustrations was something I look forward to going through again someday in the future. If building a home instead of buying an already built one is something you aspire to tackle, today I'd like to cover a few of the lessons I learned in the process and hopefully better prepare you for this awesome project.
At the time of my construction I was working in a real estate office full time. This position afforded me the flexibility of blurring the lines between "working" and "working on my house". I was also fortunate to have a boss that loved construction and home design so he tended to jump right i...
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Lending a Hand to Meals on Wheels in Littleton
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Peabody & Smith Realty Littleton agents Angela Spencer and Nikki Barrett on a Meals on Wheels delivery run.[/caption]
Our Littleton office meets regularly to discuss what's going well, where we can improve. And in one of our meetings we decided as an office we would like to give back to our community on a regular basis.
We already donate to the food shelf and pick a couple of children from the Caring Tree at Christmas time but we wanted to do more. We threw around a few ideas and settled on Meals on Wheels. A few months ago we started delivering on Tuesdays to one of their Littleton routes. We were not sure how it would work with our busy schedules—but I have to say for me per...
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What Are All the Sculptures in Downtown Meredith, New Hampshire?
I took a walk through downtown Meredith recently and enjoyed viewing all the sculptures along Lake Winnipesaukee.
As long-time area residents, sometimes we take a few things for granted. This was one of those times. I realized, though, that visitors to our area may wonder what is going on. So here is the info on this great program.
The sculptures are part of the Greater Meredith Program called the Meredith Sculpture Walk. This is a year-round juried exhibition featuring Northeast artists. There are 36 individual sculptures for your visual enjoyment and they are on display all year.
You can view these pieces of art beginning at the Sunshine and Pa's restaurant at 11 Main Street in Meredith. Head down Main Street to the park and...
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Waterville Estates: Hidden Gem of the White Mountains
You would be hard pressed to find a better location for your White Mountains getaway than Waterville Estates. Nestled in hills just a few minutes off Interstate 93, Waterville Estates in Campton and Thornton, NH, is surrounded by some of the state's best natural attractions.
Three major ski areas (Loon, Waterville Valley and Cannon) are just a few miles away, Squam and Newfound Lake are less than 30 minutes away and within a 45-minute drive you can access a... 7
The Ability to Customize—You Can When You Build!
For those who want a specific home, whether it's an incredible view of Mount Washington, a private cabin tucked away in the woods, or a great one-level home, building lets you have exactly what you want. Follow the lead of many of our buyers and take the alternative route of buying land and building your new home or vacation getaway cabin. Land parcels for sale in the White Mountain towns of Bethlehem, Carroll, Franconia, Littleton, Sugar Hill and Whitefield (all short driving distances from Bretton Woods and Cannon Mountain currently total about 150 properties, ranging in price from $15,000 for just over 2 acres in Bethlehem to $350,000 for lots at Bretton Woods. And more than half of the listings are on for less than $80,000....