Observations and Commentary

August 12, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate Buyers – Victims of TDS?

When it comes to lakefront property is bigger really better? Recently, I sat down with a nice couple who own a 3,000 square foot lakefront home. It had four bedrooms and guest quarters over the garage. When I asked why they were selling , he said the […]

August 9, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Is Title Insurance For You?

When you buy a property you are usually given the option to purchase title insurance. The first time the option was given to me I asked, “Why do I need title insurance? I have paid good money to a title attorney to research the title and […]

August 2, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – the Case For Lake Access

Lakefront Buyers often face a decision they would rather not have to make. The choice is between purchasing a very modest lakefront home or a very nice lake access home. Suppose one had a budget of $300,000 to spend on a lake home. If one had […]

July 29, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – 15th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show

As a boy in the 1950s on Little Sebago Lake in North Windham I fell in love for the very first time. The object of my attention was not Carolee Leadbetter, the pretty girl next door, but the boat next door, a 1956 Lyman speed boat! […]

July 24, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Is a Fixer-Upper For You?

From time to time a lakefront listing will come on the market that will be in poor condition. Lakefront buyers will ask Mr Lakefront, ” Why did the owners allow the place to slip or fall into this condition?” “It’s a sin that they let the […]

July 22, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Jackman’s Wild Beauty

North of the Rangeley Lakes area, running along the Canadian border, is the Jackman Region. The town of Jackman is the only town of any size in this region and has been a destination for outdoor enthusiasts and sportsmen for years. Nestled among the lakes and […]

July 17, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Houlton Area is Woods, Water, and Potatoes

Northeast of Baxter Park and Katahdin lies the Houlton Region. Part wooded wilderness, part agricultural landscape, this region stretches from Sherman Mills in the south, up through Houlton and the end of the Interstate, then due north to Mars Hill. Most of the towns in this […]

July 14, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Property Search or Quest?

I got a call last Saturday from a gal inquiring about a property. She said, “Tom, you probably don’t remember me, but you showed us some lakefront properties a few years ago.” I immediately remembered her and her husband as nice folks from Massachusetts. She said, […]

July 10, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Heading Down East

As one leaves the friendly confines of the town of Ellsworth, driving past the turn for Acadia and Bar Harbor and continuing east on Rte. 1, heading further “down east”, the character of the landscape begins to change and a general feeling of “ruralness” is pervasive. […]