Archive for the ‘Home Improvement’ Category


Reconsider the Remodel

While the real estate market continues to take strong strides towards a sustainable and stable recovery, there are still those homes that, for whatever reason, just haven’t sold. As we have discussed numerous times before, one of the best ways to highlight the home and hopefully get it sold, is to undertake some sort of [...]

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Judging the Book

I watched a (terrible) movie this week whose main character was a dim-witted but lovable oaf who was assumed to be a back-woods “hillbilly” murderer.  Of course he turned out to be a sweet, kind-hearted man and “got the girl” as they say, once all the confusion was settled.  The lesson, besides not judging a [...]

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D-I-Why?

Throughout my life I have held a myriad of jobs.  When my employment history comes up in conversation it becomes almost comical.  I’ve flipped burgers, dug irrigation lines, milked cows, sold computers, splinted broken bones, composted human waste, marketed real estate, fixed cars and built websites.  One of my favorites throughout that time was working [...]

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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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Winter Maintenance Tips

I don’t think anyone likes the idea of home maintenance, especially in the bitter months of winter.  Here’s a quick-read from our friend Carla Hill at Realty Times that talks about some of the more simple tasks you can take care of this winter.  Not only to maintain the quality of your North Conway real [...]

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Cozy-Up Your Home for the Holidays

With the holiday season rapidly approaching many of us are sure to be on the hook for hosting some sort of gathering in our homes.  While many of you might agree there is nothing more fun than a houseful of guests, there are still a few tips and tricks that will ensure your visitors feel [...]

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Home Ownership Matters

We have been reading and hearing for years that home ownership one of the best ways to build long-term wealth, but it also fosters an immeasurable sense of community and stability vital to growing families.   The National Association of Realtors® did a study on the social benefits of homeownership and stable housing in 2010.  All [...]

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A Picturesque Pricing Game

With any luck at all, you got yourself outside this past weekend and enjoyed, not just the spectacular string of perfect weather we had, but some of the best foliage we have witnessed in many years.  I was biking, hiking and fishing across northern New Hampshire on Sunday and Monday and found myself stopping to [...]

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Precautions and Common Sense for CO

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE winter in New Hampshire and honestly can’t think of a lovelier scene than a landscape blanketed in a fresh dusting of snow.  But as we start the dreaded migration towards closed windows and doors and the lack of a natural flow of fresh air, our minds should be also [...]

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