Author: Andrew Mooers

You Want To Own A Maine Waterfront Property…But.

What is it like to own a vacation place on a Maine lake? And anything to remember as you go into the purchase, consider the options? You betcha!

Boating with kids on a Maine lake…that the idea, the dream?

For starters, how far away from your home is the 2nd home, or vacation place? Can you see making the trek each Friday in the summer or are you tied to little league, local kid related obligations? Fun to own a Maine vacation place, but using it is nice too unless you want to rent it out for now for profit, to make it play. Also, plan on year round retirement here? Who plows the road, will it need a foundation and cost related, etc.?

Maybe an empty lot is the way to roll and use for 5th wheeler for now. But remember that set back with shoreland zoning’s 250 region from high water mark means 100′ back to build. Or more down the road so something existing that is 30 feet from water’s edge, even if it is a pile of rotten boards, gets you into the front row.

Water in Maine..scope out the options here. Videos of lakeshore, local ME community events help you in picking where to own Maine waterfront too.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

July 10, 2009
Myths, What You Hear But What’s The Truth On Maine.

You can hear anything, find a myriad of blah blah blah on this and that.

But when it comes to Maine, where does the myth and fact seperate? FAQ about Maine..one of the high points is a weather anxiety..one that is unfounded by fear of the unknown. Watch the Maine FAQ information video. Maine..get the real deal on this state so far north in the right hand corner of the world that we are nearly in Canada. Less people, but friendlier help you out kind of people. That’s Maine plus outdoor recreational beauty that is unspoiled, waiting for you to sample. Low cost real estate, no crime, space to breath, live, enjoy life. Ready to make the shift in the way you are living now? (Rolling up sleeves) Let’s get start. Maine..get here just as quick as you can.

Maine Realtor Andrew Mooers

July 8, 2009
Gift Of Green Maine State Housing Loan Special Limited Home Buying Porgram.

The bank interest rates to buy are low low, the Maine State Housing home buying incentives jto own one just got better.

The “Gift Of Green” home buying program is a limited extra boost to help get Maine home buyers into a purchase of their own place. Add this to the already popular home buying tax credit of up to $8000 and why are you still renting?

Great selection of homes in Maine, low bank rates, attractive programs that won’t be around for ever so the time to own your own home is now.

Still renting? It’s like cash in the trash, down the drain.

Owning your own place, investing in your future, starting traditions for your family is your own four walls. That is special and these limited special programs in Maine won’t last forever. This is the time to buy, to own, to invest.

ME REALTOR Andrew Mooers

June 29, 2009
The 4th Of July Is Coming And Do You Have Any Maine Plans? We Do.

Summer is here. You have a chance to head to Maine to celebrate the nation’s birthday.

What’s up in Houlton Maine with the state fair? Way way more than just a parade, some rides, some exhibits. Midnight Madness starts things off in Market Square where close to 3000 people listen to street bands, help themselves to bargain progressive pricing that gets lower as the midnight hour approaches.

Fireworks, the largest display north of Portland, Maine.

Here is the rundown of the Houlton Maine State Fair Celebration. Watch a short Houlton Maine video of last year’ multi day celebration.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

June 29, 2009
Houlton Maine And What’s To Do Over The 4th Of July?

The Houlton ME Fair group always does more, tops the previous year with something for everyone.

Here are the highlights….

THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2009

8       AM:   GATES OPEN

8       AM:   4-H HORSE SHOW REGISTRATION – HORSE RING

9       AM:   4-H HORSE SHOW

11     AM:   MIDWAY OPENS

11     AM:   BEANO TENT OPENS

11     AM:   EXHIBIT HALL OPENS

11:00AM: OREO COOKIE STACKING CONTEST – Entertainment Tent –

                     Sponsored by County Yankee Grocery

11:30AM: BUBBLE GUM BLOWING CONTEST– Little League Field –

                     Sponsored by Trendsetters

12:15PM: HULA HOOP CONTEST – Little League Field

                    Sponsored by Trend Setters

12:30PM: DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES – —Entertainment Tent

12:45PM: K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

1:00PM:    ICE CREAM EATING CONTEST — Little League Field

                    Sponsored by Trend Setters

1:15PM:    KID’S KARAOKE w/ Fireman Fred (12 & Under) –Entertainment Tent

1:30PM:    SIGN UP PIG SCRAMBLE 8 & 9 YEAR OLDS –Little League Field

1:30PM:    EGG TOSS CONTEST – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

                     Sponsored by Berg Sportswear

1:55pm: CASH CUBE CONTEST – —Entertainment Tent

2:00PM:    PIG SCRAMBLE 8 & 9 YEAR OLDS – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD
                    Sponsored by Aroostook Veterinary Services

2:00PM:    KIDS 12 & UNDER COOKING CONTEST-EXHIBIT HALL

2:30PM:    ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA – —Entertainment Tent

3:15PM:    K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

3:30PM:    DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES – —Entertainment Tent

3:30PM:    SIGN UP PIG SCRAMBLE 10 & 11 YEAR OLDS –Little League Field

4:00PM:    PIG SCRAMBLE 10 & 11 YEAR OLDS –Little League Field
                    Sponsored by Aroostook Veterinary Services

4:15PM:    KIDS KARAOKE w/ Fireman Fred -(13-17 Yrs old) Entertainment Tent

4:15PM:    KIDS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CONTEST -EXHIBIT HALL

4:30PM: 4-H ALPACA SHOW -LIVESTOCK AREA

4:55PM:   CASH CUBE CONTEST – —Entertainment Tent

5:15PM:    SOCCER BALL CONTEST – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

                    Sponsored by Andy’s IGA

5:45PM:    DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTE’S – —Entertainment Tent

6:00PM:    LITTLE MR & MRS FIRECRACKER CONTEST –Civic Center
                     Sponsored by Dunn’s Furniture Co.

6:00PM:    ATV DRAG RACING – Pull Track
                    Sponsored by Houlton Power Sports

6:15PM:    ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA – —Entertainment Tent

6:30PM:    K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

7:15PM:    MARKET HOG WEIGH IN – LIVESTOCK AREA

7:25PM:    CASH CUBE CONTEST – —Entertainment Tent

7:30PM:    FIREMAN FRED IN CONCERT – —Entertainment Tent

9:00PM:    EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES

10    PM:    MIDWAY CLOSES

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FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2009
ADMISSION PRICE: $10.00 PER PERSON – INCLUDES ALL THE RIDES!!!!!
Don’t Forget To Purchase Your Tickets to Cow Chip Bingo
Cow Chip Bingo Tickets Available -4H Exhibit Hall

3:30 PM:   K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

4:00 PM:   FRISBEE THROW CONTEST – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

4:00 PM:   KARAOKE WITH FIREMAN FRED   —Entertainment Tent

4:00 PM:   CLOVERBUD CLINICS – LIVESTOCK AREA

4:15 PM:   STATE OF MAINE APPLE PIE CONTEST -EXHIBIT HALL

8       AM:   GATES OPEN

9       AM:   4H DOG SHOW -LIVESTOCK AREA

11     AM:   MIDWAY OPENS

11     AM:   BEANO TENT OPENS

11     AM:   EXHIBIT HALL OPENS

11:45AM: DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES —Entertainment Tent

12:30PM:   ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA   — Entertainment Tent

12:30PM:   KIDS EEL CONTEST — LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

1:00 PM:   SCAVENGER HUNT – PICK UP SHEET AT FAIR OFFICE

1:00 PM:   K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

1:30 PM:   FIREMAN FRED IN CONCERT —Entertainment Tent

1:45 PM:   HACKEY SACK CONTEST – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

                     Sponsored by Berg Sportswear
2:00 PM:    4-H GOAT SHOW-LIVESTOCK AREA

2:15 PM:   HOULTON FARMS DAIRY COOKING CONTEST -EXHIBIT HALL

2:30 PM:   DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES —Entertainment Tent

2:55 PM:   CASH CUBE CONTEST —Entertainment Tent

3:00 PM:   KIDS EEL CONTEST -LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

3:00 PM:   ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA   —Entertainment Tent

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SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 2009
ADMISSION PRICE: $10.00 PER PERSON – INCLUDES ALL THE RIDES!!!!!
Don’t Forget To Purchase Your Tickets to Cow Chip Bingo
Cow Chip Bingo Tickets Available -4H Exhibit Hall

8       AM:   GATES OPEN

9       AM:   COOKING BEGINS FOR 3^RD ANNUAL RIB FEST

9:30 AM:   TEAMSTERS MEETING

10     AM     JULY 4TH PARADE

10     AM:    DRAFT HORSE SHOW – HORSE SHOW RING

11     AM:    MIDWAY OPENS

11     AM:    BEANO TENT OPENS

11     AM:    EXHIBIT HALL OPENS

11:45AM:   DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES —Entertainment Tent

12:00PM:   MUD RUNS – MUD PIT – Sponsored by Randy Lincoln Agency,
                      First Choice Real Estate and Mooers Realty

12:00PM:   HORSE PULLS – DERBY AREA

12:15PM:   K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

12:30PM:   ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA   —Entertainment Tent

1:00 PM:    RIB FEST JUDGING

1:25 PM:    CASH CUBE CONTEST    —Entertainment Tent

1:30 PM:    PIE EATING CONTEST –LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD
                      Sponsored by Andy’s IGA

1:30 PM:    HOULTON FAIR KARAOKE CONTEST – —Entertainment Tent

1:30 PM:    4-H SHEEP SHOW – LIVESTOCK AREA

2:45 PM:    SALSA CHUGGING CONTEST   —Entertainment Tent
                      Sponsored by County Yankee Grocery

3:00 PM:    HOULTON FAIR BISCUIT BAKING CONTEST–Exhibit Hall

                      Sponsored by Brookside Inn

3:00 PM:    4-H BEEF SHOW – LIVESTOCK AREA

3:00 PM:    K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

3:15 PM:    MOXIE CHUGGING CONTEST —Entertainment Tent
                      Sponsored by County Yankee Grocery

3:30 PM:    BASKETBALL CONTEST –LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

4:00 PM:    DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES —Entertainment Tent

4:00 PM:    HOULTON FAIR POTATO SALAD CONTEST –Exhibit Hall

                       Sponsored by Courtyard Cafe

4:30 PM:    KIDDIE TRACTOR PULL –LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

4:30 PM:    4-H DAIRY SHOW – LIVESTOCK AREA

4:45 PM     ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA –Exhibit Hall

5:30 PM:    HOULTON FAIR BAKED BEAN BAKING CONTEST –Exhibit Hall
                      Sponsored by Ivey’s Motor Lodge

5:45 PM:    HOULTON FAIR KARAOKE CONTEST —Entertainment Tent

6:30 PM:    K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

6:55 PM:    CASH CUBE CONTEST   —Entertainment Tent

7:00 PM:    BURPING CONTEST —Entertainment Tent

7:00 PM:    4-H MARKET HOG AUCTION– LIVESTOCK AREA

7:30 PM:    KIRBSIDE PROPHET IN CONCERT —Ball Field

7:30 PM:    DAN GRADY & HIS MARIONETTES —Entertainment Tent

8:10 PM:    CASH CUBE CONTEST   —Entertainment Tent

8:15 PM:    HOULTON FAIR KARAOKE CONTEST FINALS —Entertainment Tent

9:00 PM:    EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES

9:25 PM:    FIREWORKS

SUNDAY, JULY 5TH, 2009
ADMISSION PRICE: $10.00 PER PERSON – INCLUDES ALL THE RIDES!!!!!
Don’t Forget To Purchase Your Tickets to Cow Chip Bingo
Cow Chip Bingo Tickets Available -4H Exhibit Hall

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers



6:00 PM:   4-H MARKET HOG SHOW -LIVESTOCK AREA

6:30 PM:   K-9 FRISBEE DOG SHOW – LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

7:30 PM:   JOSH GRACIN IN CONCERT -MILLAR CIVIC CENTER
                     Sponsored by Pepsi Cola Bottling of Aroostook
                     and Q106.5FM

9:00PM:    EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES

June 26, 2009
Maine. You’re Home Now, This Is Where You Live.

The weekend is coming and you are in Maine, full time. You have choices.

What ever you want to do in the great outdoors, it is less than a tank of gas away. Hiking at Baxter State Park. Watching a sunrise at Cadillac Mountain. Kayaking a lake and realizing Maine loons are pretty big when you get up close and see a pair, maybe with a baby on mom’s back. Every license plate says “Vacationland” in Maine.

Check out the lighthouses, have a lobster, baked potato and a piece of blueberry pie.

You are in Maine now, the way life should be. Friendly people, few people, four seasons, no crime or pollution. The stars are brighter. The skies in Maine bluer. Way way bluer. Maine..get here just as quick as you can. How about the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race June 20th, 2009.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

June 11, 2009