Pets and selling your home | Lewiston Maine Homes For Sale
August 18, 2011
Pets and selling your home
When preparing your home to sell, it might be a good idea to examine it from a pet’s perspective. My advice is to remove as many excess pet items as possible, in particular toys and food. Make sure you have cleaned up well after your pet, in particular where they are fed, outside dog runs and the location in which you store the litter box. Look for stray fur-balls floating around the floors, and use a lint brush if necessary on your upholstered furnishings and draperies. It might also be wise to repair any damage done by your loveable but perhaps destructive puppies or kittens: Touch up scratched paint or polyurethane, fill in any holes dug by dogs outside in your yard, remove any torn furnishings or carpets, and remove all pet stains. Also, disinfect or deodorize if there are pet smells in the home — a sure turn-off for a prospective buyer, especially one that does not like pets. Hire a professional carpet cleaning company to sanitize and thoroughly clean your carpets before your first showing. Once this is done, you may want to limit the areas in which you allow your pets.
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Down the River: Lisbon Falls
May 19, 2011
Perhaps Lisbon Falls’ largest claim to fame is that writer Stephen King attended Lisbon Falls High School. The fictional town of Castle Rock, which he used in several stories, is thought to be based on Lisbon Falls. With a population of 4,541 in July 2007, Lisbon Falls is approximately eight miles from either Brunswick or Lewiston. The average commute time for work is 24.5 minutes. In 2009, estimated median household income was $40,134 ($39,224 in 2000) and estimated median house value in 2009 was $138,904 ($86,600 in 2000). The town is also famous for its Moxie Days, a celebration of the Moxie soft drink, which is sold at Frank Anicetti’s corner store. The store’s official name is The Kennebec Fruit Company, but it is commonly referred to as The Moxie Store and is recognizable by its bright yellow paint. Lisbon Falls and Lisbon share schools, including the Lisbon Community School, Sugg Middle School and Lisbon High School. It is also home to the Lisbon House of Pizza and Beaver Park Recreation Area is very nearby—a lovely location for you and your family to check out!
A “NEW” Pownal Maine Real Estate Web site!
May 16, 2011
Updates include a quick Pownal Maine search within certain price points, a quick Maine MLS listing search on the right side where you add your own criteria and finally, a blog style site where we can post community information, events and of course, Pownal Maine real estate related articles. If you have an event you’d like to see posted on this site, just send me an email. Thanks for visiting.
Welcome to the “NEW” Monmouth Maine Real Estate Website!
May 6, 2011
Updates include a quick Monmouth Maine search within certain price points, a quick Maine MLS listing search on the right side where you add your own criteria and finally, a blog style site where we can post community information, events and of course, Monmouth Maine real estate related articles. If you have an event you’d like to see posted on this site, just send me an email. Thanks for visiting.
Problem With Ants This Time Of Year? | New Gloucester Maine Homes For Sale
May 4, 2011
Problem ants?I recently had an interesting conversation with a representative of Orkin Pest Control. At this time of year in Maine, you may spot a few ants crawling around your home. Here is some useful info on carpenter ants:In nature, carpenter ants live in dead trees, rotting logs and tree stumps. They tend to build nests in deteriorating wood, but colonies can also extend to healthy wood. Carpenter ants make their homes in telephone poles, house porch pillars and roofs, windowsills and wood that comes in contact with soil. They prefer to burrow into damp wood rather than dry wood, and they typically seek wood that has been softened by moisture, decay or other insects….
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For Safety’s Sake
April 21, 2011
For safety’s sake
In the event of a home disaster (such as a fire or theft), your memory may not serve you well in filing an insurance claim. Here’s a project that could be a real time saver in such a case.
Create a home inventory instead! It can be done on by hand in a notebook, by digital photo or by hand-held video. This is the best way to inform your insurance company of what you owned.
Record everything you own, including appliances, jewelry, collectibles and furniture. Include what’s hiding in drawers, cupboards and closets. Go from room to room and record narrative descriptions of items. Point out note whether something is an antique, or if there are special reasons to make it more valuable. A list of serial numbers is also useful. For more assistance, you can do a search online for a “home inventory check list.”
Store your information on a USB drive in a safe deposit box, at a relative’s home, or in an online file back-up service. Consider storing copies of purchase receipts in the same place.
Decline In Home Value — There May Be Help From HARP
March 28, 2011
Decline in home value — There may be help from HARP
If the value of your home has declined, you may be eligible to refinance through the Home Affordable Refinance Program. HARP is designed to help you refinance into a new affordable, more stable mortgage. The program has been extended to June 2012. You may be eligible if:
• You have a mortgage owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
• You are current on your mortgage payments and have not been more than 30 days late in the last year.
• You owe more than the home is worth, but your mortgage doesn’t exceed 125 % of the current market value of your home
• The refinance will improve the long-term affordability and/or stability of your mortgage.
• And you have the ability to make the new payments.
If you question if this solution would be helpful for you, please call me, or see your mortgage company today.
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The Cluttered Kitchen
March 11, 2011
I found some tips online from organization expert, Andrew Mellen, to declutter the most important room in your home. First, he says, your kitchen is a food preparation area, and not a storage space. Weed out what you’re not using. Put similar items together, in the best places. If items don’t have corresponding lids, throw them away.
Pots and pans: Use a pot rack if you are short on space. Pare down to the minimum.
Knives: If you’re short on counter space, consider the type of knife block that fits in a drawer. Or a magnetic one on the wall.
Plastic bags: Keep enough to use as trash can liners, take them back to the supermarket for recycling, and switch over to canvas shopping totes to cut down on accumulation of more. Keep a mesh or nylon shopping bag in your handbag for unexpected trips to the market.
Cookbooks: Weed them out. If you’ve had it for years but it doesn’t have a single stain from use, it’s time to donate it. Be ruthless! Your house will show better if uncluttered.
Maple Treats: Maine Maple Sunday: March 27, 2011
March 11, 2011
Another true sign that spring is right around the corner, the Maine Maple Producers Association sponsors the state-wide Maine Maple Sunday on March 27, the fourth Sunday in March every year. There are quite a number of Androscoggin County locations within a short driving distance of Lewiston-Auburn & Turner, so plan ahead to make a visit. Many offer free maple syrup samples, demonstrations on how they make pure Maine maple syrup and some places still offer maple taffy on snow. Some locations also serve up fabulous breakfasts, such as Jillson’s Sugarhouse in Sabattus. Boothby’s Sugarshack in Livermore will be open both Saturday and Sunday. And for a horse-drawn wagon ride, head over to the West Minot Sugarhouse. To see a map of other participating sugarhouses, click on this link: Maple Sunday Map.
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Its Time To Change Your Clocks!
March 11, 2011
The temperature here in Maine is steadily on the rise. Every day there is a noticeable snow-melt and in some areas we are already experiencing Maine’s most famous and notorious SEASON, Mud Season. All this being said, Spring is just around the corner which means Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. on March 13, 2011. Don’t forget to change your clocks this Sunday!Daylight Saving Time starts the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time.Want to know more about DST and where it is not observed? I found this site informative, visit http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b2.htmlWant to know more about Mud Season? It happens every year when the frost starts to come out of the ground and affects everyone using dirt drives and pathways. Just pay us a visit and you’ll experience it first hand!
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Sue Meservier
Meservier & Associates
The Maine Real Estate Network
34 Center Street
Auburn, ME 04210
office: 207-784-2525
email: agent@meservier.com
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