Archive for the ‘Financing and Mortgages’ Category


Sunshine on My Shoulder

As I type away today, the sound of construction continues to ring in my ears. But this is not actual “home construction” as one would expect. Instead this is the installation of a solar panel grid atop the Badger Realty building consisting of 48 solar panels. (I know!) This fancy new system is expected to [...]

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Yeah, But…

If you were paying attention a couple weeks ago, we talked about some strategies for making a successful offer on a home purchase. The goal was to help new buyers ensure that their bid would be accepted over the others (assuming there were competing offers). While I talked about eliminating as many “stumbling blocks” as [...]

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Tell Me What You Want

Unless you were living under a rock in the late 90′s, you likely finished the title of this article by singing (in your head hopefully) “What you really, really want!”. If you did, I apologize for leaving you with that song for the rest of the day. But what do you want? Or, more importantly, [...]

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Shhhh it’s a secret!

If you haven’t had a chance to read “The Secret” or (like me) watch the movie, I’m going to nudge you in that direction.  In a quick nutshell, they talk a lot about getting what you give.  What you tend to put out in the universe, you tend to get back.  I’ll admit, some of [...]

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How much can you chew?

With all the talk about low interest rates, great inventory and motivated sellers it is no secret that this is a great time to buy.  But before you jump into the deep end of the pool, it would be great to have a few tips on how to figure out how deep of a pool [...]

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Slow Down to Speed Up

I just read this morning that average mortgage rates are in their second consecutive week of all-time record lows. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.36 percent and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 2.69 percent. Although looking back over the real estate media for the past year, it seems these records keep getting broken. To make a long [...]

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Smarty Pants 2.0

We got some great feedback from our story last week so we decided to share a few clarifications and thrown another log on the fire.  Financing is currently a steaming hot topic and I’m guessing, will be for some time.  Today we’re going to go further down the path of financing on a private road.  [...]

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Smarty Pants

We are dealing with a far more educated consumer in today’s North Conway NH real estate marketplace.  There are studies that tell us 60% of the sales cycle is already complete by the time the customer makes that first phone call.  This is both encouraging and horrifying as a business owner, and that includes our [...]

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Worm in the Apple

What’s worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm?  Finding HALF of a worm!   The lesson here is not biting off more than you can chew.  We’ve been talking a bit about renting versus buying when it comes to North Conway real estate.  There are strong cases for both depending on your current [...]

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The Almighty (dollar)

I think we are all aware the concept of “common sense” is a bit of a myth.  You see it (or the lack thereof) every weekend on 16 as logic flies out the window somewhere around the entrance to the Kanc. and “every man for himself” becomes the norm.  Instead of whining about traffic (this [...]

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