• Skip the bottled water.
• Bring your own coffee mug to work instead of using disposable cups.
• Turn off lights when you're not in the room will help save energy costs.
• Bring your own grocery bags to the market.
• Try carpooling or walking to work if possible.
• Go Paperless! Pay your bills online.
• Donate clothes or used items you no longer need rather than throwing them
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Do you dream of moving into an up and coming neighborhood? Our real estate agents are here to help you identify the areas around your town that will soon explode onto the real estate scene.

1. Area Improvements
   Keep your eyes open for areas of town that are undergoing massive improvements, both within the infrastructure and commercial
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Should you pay off your mortgage early?

That's a question that many people struggle with, whether they are already paying on a mortgage or are working with our real estate agents to find a home to buy.

The answer to that question isn't the same for everyone since it depends largely upon each person's financial situation, as well as their [...]

If you are planning to sell your home, as our real estate agents would certainly tell you, presenting it in the best possible light is essential to making a quick sale at the right price. That means staging your home properly to show off its best features and make it appealing to a wide variety of potential buyers. You can, of course, hire a [...]

When selling your home, first impressions are everything. Your home's curb appeal is the first impression it will have on potential buyers. While boosting your home's curb appeal to attract potential buyers will take some effort, there isn't a whole lot of magic or mystery [...]

Buying a new home is exciting, and if you have just done so, you're probably very eager to get into that house and get started making it a home. However, before you can get to that part of things, you'll have to get through the moving process. That process will be easier if you spend some time thinning out your stuff before you begin packing [...]

We know you live in your home while it is on the market, the best practices happen every day. Try to keep up with these tasks so last minute showings are a breeze to prep for.

The showing check-list:

You have 10 minutes:

• Grab a laundry basket – throw all clutter and loose laundry laying around and stash in a closet (or your car when you
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Spring is a time for making your home alive again after a long, cold winter. Even if you've just moved into a new home, by spring there's a good chance that you'll find plenty of tidying up to do. If tasks have been piling up over the last several months, it can be difficult to know where to start with spring maintenance. [...]

2019 Chocolate Benefit Spectacular – Sanford, ME

Steve Brunette and Heath Taylor from the Taylor and Brunette Team teamed up with Great East Title partner, Danielle DeFelice as one of the sponsors for the 2019 Chocolate Benefit Spectacular on February 2, 2019. 750 pieces of chocolates were donated by the local chocolate experts at R&R [...]

It's no secret that life's been pretty good to sellers for the past several years. Even if you had no need—or desire—to move, the housing landscape might have seriously tempted you to put your house on the market anyway. After all, it's hard not to see visions of dollar signs when your neighbors are unloading their homes for [...]