A question I am asked quite regularly that I thought I’d provide a quick education! 🏡 The Appraisal Process What Buyers & Sellers Need to Know ✅ Step-by-Step Process 1️⃣ Bank request – Loan officer asks their appraisal department to request bids from approved appraisers. 2️⃣ Bids – Appraisers submit their fee + turnaround time. […]
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1. Simplicity & Escapism 2. Connection to Nature 3. Affordability & Accessibility 4. Unique, Instagrammable Appeal 5. Sustainability & Minimalism 6. Nostalgia & Storytelling 7. Flexibility for Owners For property owners, these accommodations are relatively lower-cost to build, easier to maintain, and can generate high nightly rates as short-term rentals. Confidential Listing with Event Venue
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It might have taken a few years or so, but I managed to find Scottie and Dedra just the right full service inn with a restaurant and we closed on 1/28/25! Former owners Jaye and Michael contacted me back in February 2024 about listing the inn. During that initial Zoom call, I said “I think
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The National Association of Realtors recently entered into an agreement to settle a lawsuit. The basis was around what was assumed to be price fixing of commissions and lack of transparency on who pays those commissions. The lawsuit pertained to residential listings, not commercial. However, all listings are now subject to the new rules around
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EXPOSURE, that’s primarily why! Many agents put a listing in MLS (which I do as well) or on a commercial listing site (like Loopnet, which I do as well), but I have a website and each listing has a dedicated page. And I have a Google Ad campaign and a very strong organic Google presence
Another garden that WOWS, and look at that lush, green grass at this stunning inn in Searsport! Check out the listing for details.
This is Hichborn Restaurant and their stunning gardens! I saw the owners post these on social this morning and I had to share. I don’t really have a true green thumb, but clearly, they do! Check out the listing!
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This is what I captured with my iphone 13 pro, no filters, no tripod, just got in my car and drove to find a dark spot without so many trees! These were taken in Damariscotta from the parking lot at the Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site.
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A Full Service Inn – Often buyers are concerned with the risk associated with purchasing a restaurant because of low profits, high staff turnover, and high food costs, and so on. But when that restaurant business is supported by a strong lodging component, then the restaurant becomes less of a concern, and more of an
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