Great Lakeside Opportunity!

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 The Boathouse at Turtle Cove–Here’s your chance to own this charming piece of local history!  Beautifully renovated and remodeled antique boathouse provides an amazing place to relax and enjoy all Maine has to offer! Enjoy relaxing literally on the water with the impressive dock system. Water skiing, kayaking, fishing, swimming and sailing are just some of the fun you can experience, as well as relaxing and enjoying peace & quiet.  The charming cottage has a warm, inviting feel with knotty pine interior, open concept floor plan, open loft, and beamed, cathedral ceilings. The stone fireplace provides a lovely accent in the living room. The master bedroom is set apart by French doors and enjoys its own propane stove for separate heating.  This amazing property comes furnished and includes the docking system , canoe and paddle boat!

Imagine yourself being here. Wow!  Cozy seasonal lakefront camp comes with rare and private oversized 1+ acre lot and 160′ of water frontage on Cochnewagon! Great location with beautiful easterly views. Great retreat for owner and great opportunity for lakeside seasonal rental income! Call Sue at 207-784-2525 for details!

via Maine Lakefront Properties Blog | Maine Lakefront Properties.

Be the first to see this new listing on Pocasset Lake!  As of this posting, the general public has no knowledge of this offering.

This 2 bedroom (and a loft) 1 bath seasonal camp in Wayne Maine on route 133 has 80 feet of sandy lakefront. Walking distance to Post Office, Tubbys and the Village Store. Call 207-784-2525 for details!

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.

via Pets and selling your home | Lewiston Maine Homes For Sale.

Thinking of selling your lakefront property in Maine?  Curious to know how the economy has impacted its market value?  The spring season usually generates much interest in waterfront buyers.  Now is a great time to review your holdings in Maine Waterfront / Lakefront real estate.  Contact me for a Free, no obligation market analysis.  Thank You!

Sue Meservier
Meservier & Associates
Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine
34 Center Street
Auburn, ME 04210
office: 207-784-2525
email: agent@meservier.com

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Make your Maine move easier:

If you’re getting ready to move, here’s a helpful list of companies you will want to call two weeks before your move-date.  Ask them to set dates to end your service at your old place and subscribe to utilities at your new place. Much easier to do this when not under pressure, so try not to wait to the last minute. These utilities usually include:

• Electric
• Water
• Gas
• Telephone
• Cable and internet
• Sewer
• Postal service
• Trash collection
• Home care service providers (lawn care, snow removal, etc.)

I suggest this list as a guide; feel free to tailor it to fit your specific needs.

Have you moved or are you moving soon? Congratulations!  Have you notified friends and family yet and are you one of those people who likes to stay in touch with greeting cards, but sometimes forgets a date or deosn’t plan ahead too well? Try this instead: Send a card from your desktop. Online or the old-fashioned way — with a stamp! With a little searching online, you can find numerous companies that send cards out FOR you. Hallmark, The Card Store, tinyprints.com, and Cards Remembered are a few companies that will address and mail paper cards for you. Enter your addresses into their address books once, and you’ll be ready to go at a moment’s notice. Many sites also allow you to upload your own photographs for full customization, and Blue Mountain offers beautiful, animated cards. Many services allow you do try them out with 7 or 14-day free trials.

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.html

Want 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!

Photos via Its Time To Change Your Clocks! | New Gloucester Maine Homes For Sale.

S-P-R-I-N-G is in the air!

Get an early dose of spring by heading to the Portland Flower Show, March 10 through 13. Adult admission price is $15 ($13 in advance). Located at the Portland Company Marine Complex, 58 Fore St., Portland. This year’s theme is “Enchanted Earth,” and, as always, will feature landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers. While you’re breathing in the fresh smells of flowers and greenery, it might be nice to look for some “hot” new ideas to perk up your yard. Perfect for either a new homeowner or perhaps someone wanting to prepare for selling in the near future. For more info, go to www.portlandcompany.com.

via S-P-R-I-N-G Is In The Air! Maine Flower Show Coming Soon | Gray Maine Homes For Sale.

There’s a high chance that houses built before 1976 were painted with a lead based paint. Lead poisoning can occur when exposed to an excessive amount of lead, and a person may suffer from anemia or experience nerve damage. Children are more easily susceptible, especially those under age 6. Because lead is a toxic, if absorbed or ingested, it will interfere with nerve and brain tissue development.

Because young children are likely to chew on painted items, they are more likely than other members of a family to absorb significant amounts of lead and suffer harm from lead paint in a home, especially if the paint is peeling and easily chipped. People who work with paint, especially paint removal, must also take proper precaution or hire a professional. Lead dust can be especially problematic. Information about lead paint can be found at Healthy Androscoggin. Call 795-5990, or go to www.healthyandroscoggin.org. They offer a one-day course, required for those who do renovation, repair and painting work in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities.

…via Maine’s Healthy Androscoggin Information On Lead Safety | Poland Maine Homes For Sale.