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  • Maine Real Estate Buyers From Out Of State Ask “Any Bad Areas, Towns To Avoid?”

    Maine, Less Of What You Don't Need, Want. Way Way More Of What You Do.
    Maine, Less Of What You Don’t Need, Want. Way Way More Of What You Do.

    Hear the question from Maine real estate buyers… a lot when the caller, emailer, visitor to the Houlton Maine office wonder, worry about bad crime riddled areas or blighted towns like where they come from.

    They explain that where they live now in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island or Connecticut there are some neighborhoods, towns that you avoid like the plague. Night or day.

    The type of areas where you don’t stop at that next red octagon sign…rolling thru and at the same time, nervously hit the automatic door lock button manually, for the thrid time. Risky places where things happen. Bad things and you just don’t take a chance. Often these areas are a short cut to the place you are ten minutes late getting to but hung up in slower than death city, urban traffic.

    So the answer to are there any bad towns Mr Maine Real Estate Broker Man, to program in to gps to steer clear of, make a wide berth around? No. Can not tell a fib and the consideration of which town to pick in Maine to retire, relocate, move to depends more on how far from Walmart, the hospital, shopping, schools do you want to be? Knowing traffic has been wiped out of the equation with 11 people per square mile in Northern Maine, Aroostook County.

    If a ten mile circle with magic marker, one of the 8 primary crayons in the top real estate office desk drawer is used as the perimeter to stay within, it is for time reasons, not jitters over crime, damage to personal property or your person. The taser you use in the city, have the safety off and ready for anything as you race out the back door to hop in the car and head off to work is going to be gathering dust in Maine.

    Maine is water and air. The kind that is crystal clear, clean, that you can not get enough of like a horse turned out in the spring for the first roll in the rich clover.

    Pace yourself, you’ll get used to a lot of things in Maine that are so different than where you live now.

    Maine, you’ll love the four season outdoor recreation options, the hard working friendly family comes first people. But the long long list of what we don’t have in Maine, in Vacationland that includes crime, traffic, crowds, noise, pollution is bound to make you smile too.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers
    207.532.6573 info@mooersrealty.com.

  • Maine, Leave Your AR 15, AK 47 Behind…Bring Your Fishing Rod, Shoot With A Camera.

    Maine, Leave Your AR 15, AK 47 Behind…Bring Your Fishing Rod, Shoot With A Camera.

    Heading Up Mt Katahdin, Baxter State Park's "Saddle".
    Heading Up Mt Katahdin, Baxter State Park’s “Saddle”.

    Folks jammed in a small area with wall to wall people struggling with giant nose bleed high mortgages, stuck in bumper to bumper barely moving traffic….I’m talking somewhere other than Maine.

    When you get more people spaced in over lap fashion, clustered, stuffed in too small a confine, like laboratory rats, they start to bite, shove, react in a hostile way.

    Callers I have at my day job selling Maine real estate that stop in, phone us when living in an urban area ask about our population, weather, property prices. They learn there are no “bad towns” or risky neighborhoods with Maine’s 4th lowest crime national statistic. But these same folks share with me about how everyone around them is stocking up on ammunition, AR 15, AK 47 and hand guns of varying millimeter. I hear some real horror stories from relocating property buyers who are running away from some pretty scary situations.

    maine simple living on a farm
    Buildings Slowly Fixed And The Land Worked To Feed The Family. Welcome To Maine!

    Living just enough for the city to get by is not living.

    Survival if money runs out, the food got scarce. And all those cars to maneuver around if you had to bail out of a city. The area that used to be a neat small town but has become too big and expensive to stick around. When you live in Maine, suddenly many worries, concerns a person carrying a taser and looking over his shoulder, calculating the chance of crime about to happen are missing. Not in the picture.

    Traffic, noise, high costs of living, pressures and urban stresses gone in Maine.

    Income being made in Maine could be lower but so is your operating cost. More careful spending, getting what you need, not always what you think you want. Frugal living to get a handle on your expenses. The money going out not more than is coming in.

    It’s safe and simple heating with wood, growing a good portion of your food.

    Entertainment not expensive box seats at a musical. It’s all around you to absorb and enjoy. Hiking a Maine trail, seeing two deer, a moose and listening to a series of lake loons while you enjoy a meal cooked over an open fire. Only a half tank of gas the expense of your natural “HBO” living channel.

    maine in winter on a lake
    Lake Life In Winter In Maine Is Peaceful, Quiet And Reflective.

    You get more for what you buy and healthier living for less or no money expended.

    Money is taken out of the picture living in small town rural Maine. The dollar not depended on so much. Everything not hired out or delayed. Folks help each other in a “barn raising” sort of way. This weekend’s project at your home, farm, camp to fix this list of items. Next week at their place to tackle another laundry list of projects.

    Barter. No money exchanged and having fun doing it together. Connected with a sense of small town Maine community spirit.

    Is it like that where you live now? Maine, the way life should be. Leave the assault rifles home, bring your camera to shoot the wildlife, to capture the Maine four seasons scenery best.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

    207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com |

    MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton ME 04730 USA

  • Maine, The Lower Population, Insulation Away From Wall To Wall People A Big Plus.

    Elbow Room, You Will Pay For It, Need It And In Maine You Can Secure It Easily For Less Money.
    Elbow Room, You Will Pay For It, Need It And In Maine You Can Secure It Easily For Less Money.

    In my job as a Maine real estate broker, many of our property buyers do not live local.

    Some use to and moved with their parents to say Connecticut years ago to work at Pratt and Whitney, General Dynamics, Electric Boat, even Royal typewriter many moons ago. But as the new town becomes crowded, over populated, problems start.

    Life can be a noisy blur with heavy traffic, pollution, and just too many people. I hear Maine real estate buyers from over populated states and even from Southern Maine that is pretty close to Boston indicate they just want space. Not to bother any one, but to be spaced out, free of neighbors right on top of them.

    Lots of people mean potential for misunderstandings, hot tempers if your personal space is violated, intruded on. It’s the same with humans as with labratory rats. Too many jammed in an too tiny piece of real estate, then biting, hot tempers, over reactioning to situations, other “rats” happens.

    If New Jersey has 1000 people per square mile, Alaska one person and Northern Maine 11 people, just the population of a place can be a major influence on the atmosphere, day to day there.

    And if you want to be on a dead end road, on a hobby farm or to own a seasonal recreational river ME property, something on a ME lake, the elbow room has a big bearing on the experience.

    The lower price tag means you can purchase more for less, to protect your seclusion, privacy, personal space.

    In areas of high cost, precious down to the inch real estate due to over population, pressure of more people per mile and subsequent increase in crime, etc the luxury of owning a big chunk of real estate becomes more remote. Partly due to cost, partly do to availability.

    So a common inquiry when out of town, out of state Maine real estate buyers considering purchasing property in Aroostook County is tell me about the weather, how many people per square inch, etc. I have found the frequently asked questions videos, the local community events movies help people “transition” from the hurry scurry where they live now to being a Maine country mouse.

    Maine, wake up, start your dream. Get your own “corner” or dead end quiet large piece of property for little money, low priced. Maine’s lower population may be all you need to be content, happy. Not bothering any one. Just enjoying the peace and quiet, no mortgage without wall to wall neighbors on top of you. Many upset over something brand new every day that you are somehow the cause of and in the middle of.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

    207.532.6573

    info@mooersrealty.com

  • Maine, Trying To Describe It With Words Comes Up Way Way Short.

    Drafting, Not Unique To NASCAR..Maine Mother Ducks Do It.
    Drafting, Not Unique To NASCAR..Maine Mother Ducks Do It.
    Early Summer Morning Walk To Maine Lake Dam, Drews Lake ME
    Early Summer Morning Walk To Maine Lake Dam, Drews Lake ME

    If someone landed a space ship from a galaxy far away in Maine, and had only ten minutes during refueling to learn about the place, words would just get in the way of the conversation.

    Images, lots of them one by one show the place, tell the story of what living in Maine is like, how the surroundings look here. Early morning Maine walk on a lake today generated lots of “eye candy” ME waterfront photos to begin to make the point of the four season beauty here.

    When you live in Maine for a period of time, trips in to a congested city, being on your toes in six lanes of free way busy traffic is less appealing, not something you hunger or look forward to. Maine is less people so less traffic, pollution, crime…the whole nine yards of what over population does to a place.

    The images from an early morning walk around Drews Lake hammers home the point that Maine is one gorgeous, jaw dropping pretty state. Being here, getting outdoors and walking it, taking Maine in is an experience. It creates an awareness of how lucky we are, how humble we should be in the surroundings that man had nothing to do with putting together. But being good stewards, helping pass along this setting, the real estate in Maine to our kids in as good, hopefully better shape is crucial.

    That’s why come to Maine, buy some only if you respect it. Vacationland is the label on the license plates but the “tread lightly” and “carry in, carry out” your debris, garbage comes with the intructions on this precious natural gem, 4 season resource.

    Maine, wake up. Start your dream.

    Put on your sneakers, your hiking shoes and start the trek in to Maine. Get here any time you can. Grab your coat and tell your friends where you are heading the next three day weekend, vacation and eventually for good. Relocation, retirement to Maine just makes sense and is sooo low cost property wise. You can not beat the prices of our Maine real estate. I just happen to know of a good Maine REALTOR who can help you in the search. To answer questions you have about Maine, the communities, the weather, anything above and beyond just ME real estate too. (Smile)

    I’m Maine Real Estate Broker Andrew Mooers
    207.532.6573
    info@mooersrealty.com.

  • Maine, Easier To Be Content, Happy, Grounded, Centered Here.

    Remove What Robs Your Happiness, Consider A Move, Relocation To Maine.
    Remove What Robs Your Happiness, Consider A Move, Relocation To Maine.

    When you climb Mt Katahdin with your family, looking out from the summit in all four directions around Baxter State Park and from Maine’s highest mountain, all in the party go speechless.

    Something clicks, hits deeply and you suddenly start to figure out what is important. Where you need to be. It’s easier to be happy here in Maine just with the four season surroundings as a back drop to all you do here. Minus all the problems that come with too many people is one big postive check mark or reason to circle in red the word, place called Maine.

    Being lake side with your family, a sun setting after a good meal, laughter, conversation in Maine is healthy, the way life was meant to be. Add in other positives to just further enhance the experience of living in Maine which include low low, yes cheaply priced real estate so you get way way more for less. Maine is the 4th lowest crime state. Toss situations, stressors like wall to wall traffic, pollution too in Maine. And the best thing about Maine besides the wildlife, scenery, low population? The people we do have are family oriented, hard working, home town proud of their area of “Vacationland”.

    So if you find an anxious feeling, jittery and wondering is this living in fear due to crime, over population, or just you…maybe Maine is all you are lacking. Happy is a choice, an attitude of counting your blessings, being grateful for all you do have. But if your surroundings on the outside in Maine help the inside work you do to be content, at peace and centered, maybe you should check this right hand corner state out first hand.

    Maine, you’re not you when you’re not here.

    Ever thought about moving here, a relocation to Maine? Or to own a piece of Maine for seasonal use, recreational purposes to give you something to look forward to?A place to run away on those vacations, three day weekends? That’s my day job…and I start by listening to your Maine real estate requirements, your budget, about that burning desire. Scope out some videos on Maine living, the low cost ME property options here. Maine, it’s always your best case scenario.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers
    207.532.6573
    info@mooersrealty.com

  • Not A Maine Condition, Ever Heard The Expression “Handcuffs Of Gold?

    Our Youth, Local Community Members Are Where The Value Is, Not Wearing Handcuffs Of Gold And Over Spending.
    Our Youth, Local Community Members Are Where The Value Is, Not Wearing Handcuffs Of Gold And Over Spending.

    In Maine, our happiness, sense of contentment does not come from a mall, or ordering a lot of “stuff”, junk, items on line to try and impress.

    The joy we contain is not generated by plastic, being saddled with debt or wearing “handcuffs of gold”. I learn a lot of new expressions from the folks I work with wanting to find Maine real estate. I heard many complaints about living “down country” and usually the in the top three is the Maine property buyer wants to get away from the high overhead of where they live now. Not just the high property taxes, big home mortgages, traffic and crime. But their lifestyle that is 200 miles an hour, a blur with spending more than they make.

    A gentlemen in to the Houlton Maine real estate office yesterday lives on the Hudson River in New York. His wife was not with him but he complained about the high cost of living and fear of being a terrorist target where he lives in New York now. He wanted a second home that could become his full time place. The money spending on the other end was staggering just to tread water, live day to day without the extras. And then the way you live in many areas of the country dictates trying to impress your neighbor, keeping up with the Jones, being something thru spending you got in to the habit of decades ago. It’s not Maine. It’s artificial, boring, wasteful, working at being a snob which is really insecure.

    In Maine, we are resourceful and we enjoy the outdoor recreation in our day to day. Not throwing around tons of money, maintaining a level of spending to artificially create a sense of look at all the loot, shiny bling bling around me King Midas situation. Our happiness is we saw a moose, little ones crossing the trail on our way to climb Mt Katahdin to climb, picnic, camp with our own kids. Or we hear birds singing happily while the sunrises as we drink the first cup of hot black coffee overlooking a lake where fish jump, loons sing or cry depending on your perspective.

    We are more aware of our surroundings in Maine. We care about others, feel connected and help each other.

    Know we can depend on others to be there too. We are independent and don’t enjoy asking for help but knowing it is there in a time of need is a comfort. A joy, a cause for happiness. One more reason to live in Maine. Friendlier, helpful people and not too many people if you take a head count. Spaced so everyone has four season elbow room.

    I guess it boils down to a sense of respect for others, the surroundings, yourself. Maybe we are more centered. Maybe taking money out of the life equation is what makes it simple, living here sane. Maybe we are in better physical shape, getting out and working on a hobby farm, out on a lake to enjoy the water. Perhaps its because we spend more time with just ourselves, know how to entertain ourselves. We’re not trying to be something puffed up, requiring wearing handcuffs of gold. We shy away from spending all our doors with money we don’t have. Or if we do spend at a drunken sailors pace, then we will have no savings for a raining day of the essentials, what matters most for our families. It’s not the glitter to impress that runs our day to day. Not how we roll. Mainers take you as you are, don’t care if you are wearing a real Rolex, driving a Porsche, or had that suit hand taylored in Hong Kong. Maine, get here fast as you can.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers
    207.532.6573
    info@mooersrealty.com Real Estate Blogs