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Program SummaryMaineHousing’s First Home Loan Program makes it easier and more affordable to buy a home of your own by providing low fixed interest rate mortgages. There are options with little or no down payment required, and if you still need help with the cash for…

1. Brush up on mortgage lender requirementsWhy it’s important: You’ll learn if you have what it takes to qualify for a home loan.Housing markets are as competitive as ever right now, and getting approved for a mortgage is suddenly a much harder task. More and…

A few times a week, I have a potential client reach out and mention that they are looking for a rent-to-own option.  Unfortunately I feel like I'm raining on their holiday parade when I tell them about the scarcity of sellers willing to do owner financing.  I'm…

Important read if you are trying to purchase a home !!!!I’ve weathered some interesting markets in my past 23 years within the real estate industry.  Whether it be the real estate boom in the early 2000’s, 9/11, the crash in 2009, and now this trying time…

Buying or Building A Camp In Maine

Daydreaming about owning your own home is one of the most intoxicating practices known to modern man, especially now that HGTV and all the house flipping shows make it look like a cake walk. But when the time comes to actually put your money where your daydream is, it can…

There’s a reason why people love looking at photos of homes for sale — it’s rare that we get to see a place look it's very best, and scrolling through gorgeous room after room helps serious buyers see themselves settling down in those very rooms.But as any…

Buying a home can be an anxiety-ridden process, and that potential anxiety gets amplified for anyone who’s embarking on homeownership for the very first time. There’s so much to do and so much you don’t know that “being overwhelmed” hardly…

Most people don’t buy a home every day -- it’s a once-or-twice-a-decade activity for many of us as opposed to a day-in-day-out activity.So when you start getting serious about buying, whether it’s your first home or your fourth, it’s easy to feel…

There comes a time in every home owner's life when he or she realizes: “I am not the same person I was when I bought this place.” Maybe your lifestyle or your family configuration has changed, or maybe the house just isn’t as appealing as it was when you…