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  • Weather In Maine, Don’t Feel Sorry, No One Is Upset.

    Saw a blog post this morning from a Florida real estate broker feeling sad for anyone in a snowy climate.

    I made the comment that no need to feel sorry. No sympathy cards to mail out to anyone in the Northeast, or with a white covered landscape.

    Maine Is Outdoors, Living Free, Kept Simple.
    Spring Skiing, Mix Of Two Seasons Meeting Makes For Fun In The Sun Conditions.

    Because winter in Maine is one of the four seasons. That we enjoy them all. And for proof, pinged him an image of Maine in winter. Here are a few more Maine winter images.

    Folks don’t hibernate in Maine or hide out inside and wait for the calendar sheets to one by one get flipped or ripped off.

    In fact, spring like conditions now, the overlap of winter with what is about to explode is bitter sweet. Because the things we do for fun outside in Maine change with the seasons. We have to let go of those past times and replace them with the new set for the one by one seasons that follow in Maine.

    But one thing does not change. We are still outdoors most of the time. It is why we live in Maine full time. Why folks visit Vacationland around the year for those same recreational pursuits. More on the Maine weather, climate.

    Dressed Warmly, Appropriately For The Outdoors, Maine Is Outside Living.
    Maine Living, Any Season, Winter Included, It’s All About Being Outdoors.

    I guess it could be a reverse of seeing southern residents during a scorching, dry, blistering hot summer with no moisture.

    And heat stroke like conditions where everyone hurries inside to be in space that is air conditioned. Chilled like a meat locker. We are extreme heat intolerate. Like Maine’s comfortable summer living. Like to work, putter, relax outside year round. And if the temperature was too hot, it would interfere with getting things done on the other side of the home’s four walls.

    There is no poor weather in Maine during winter. It is bad layering.

    Poor choice of the garments worn to match the conditions. But with experience, help from the locals, we’ll help you figure it out and get comfortable in Maine.

    We crave the fresh air, blue skies, sunshine no matter what the season. Maine is the place with the space to enjoy it. Unplug, recharge and sample our pure, unfiltered simple living in Maine.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker
    207.532.6573
    info@mooersrealyt.com

  • Maine, The Living Room Is Outdoors, Not Contained In Four Walls.

    Maine Lake Recreation, Get Your Fill In ME.
    Maine Lake Living, We Have Lots Of Waterfront Options. All Clean, Uncrowded.

    When you visit, live in Maine, outdoors is the place to be all four seasons.

    Any chance you get. Because this is Vacationland. It’s the call of the wild, in our blood. And sitting on the couch with a channel changer wand held high and pointed at the big screen is not the default activity. It’s getting out on the open water. Hiking up over hill and dale on the trail. Picnics along the way in the backyard of Maine wildlife.

    Maine Is Outdoors, Space, Natural.
    Folks Spend Their Life, Four Seasons Outdoors In Maine.

    Natural, real, hitting a person deeply using all the senses. Not just one or two. So if someone with a snow sled, pair of skis, a four wheeler or bike calls and asks do you want to blah blah…the answer is sure. And one more healthy excuse to be outdoors any season for any reason in Maine. Urban areas are the reverse. Having to hide out inside to escape the crowds, mobs. Or head rooftop for the break from all those intense, not always everything’s rosy, such happy camper people. The only option for any degree of space, solitude unless you can hold on until you run away to Maine next.

    I know I know if you have not been to Maine, you have been told by someone that has not as well that you should watch out for polar bears, expect igloos.

    Given a version of the Maine weather, climate that is out of whack. Not the way it rolls here. NOooooo… that depiction, description is the North or South Pole like existence. Maine is not in the Artic Circle. So sorry, no polar bears in Maine. Lots of Maine farm animals, wildlife infested woods happen all day long though. And fish rich waterfront recreational options galore. That never end.

    Maine Rural Simple Living Is Healthier.
    More Maine Farm Animals, Nature’s Wildlife, Not People.

    So whenever you can get away, head to Maine. Plan to be outdoors, dressed for the season. Filling your lungs with fresh Maine clean air. Feeling the warmth of sunshine combined with cobalt blue overhead. Your eyes wide open and taking in your fill of the star loaded array arranged against black velvet night skies. Brilliant Maine fall foliage happens. Along with a buffet of lush greens of a zillion shades appearing, surrounding, entertaining.

    It is not like this in many other places. Maine is the way life used to be elsewhere.

    Sneak a peak. Wander up anytime you can clear the busy schedule. And the next time there won’t have to be any arm twisting. You need to come to Maine. For the peace of mind, the scenery and down to Earth friendly people. Thanks for following our Me In Maine blog posts. Learning about being on the edge, as close as you can get to Heaven on Earth.

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

  • Retiring, Relocating, Moving To Maine, What You Wonder About.

    Small Towns Make Up Most Of Maine.
    Small Towns Make Up Most Of Maine.

    In my job as a Maine real estate broker, questions about Vacationland, especially by folks thinking of retiring, relocating, moving here come up.

    Maine’s sale tax if five percent. A pack of cigarettes in Maine gets taxed two dollars per package of 20. What about personal income, pensions and how the state of Maine retirement income is figured….learn more on Maine taxes.

    What about Maine property taxes? All Maine real estate and personal property of ME residents is subject to local and, if authorized by the legislature, state property taxes. Local property taxes, based upon assessed valuation, are assessed, levied and collected by municipalities. Homestead and veteran’s exemption programs, administered by the state, are available to reduce property taxes for those who qualify. The Homestead Exemption program provides a measure of property tax relief for certain individuals that have owned homestead property in Maine for at least 12 months and make the property they occupy on April 1st their permanent residence.

    Property owners receive an exemption of $10,000 on the assessed value of their home. A Veteran exemption of $6,000 is available to those who served during a recognized war period, are 62 years or older, are receiving 100% disability as a veteran or became 100% disabled while serving. Paraplegic veterans who received a federal grant for a specially adapted housing unit may receive a $50,000 exemption. A blind exemption of $4,000 is available to those who are legally blind.

    What about the Maine inheritance tax on your estate upon your death, dying?

    There is no Maine inheritance tax.

    Maine has partially decoupled from the federal estate tax law. The amount exempt from the Maine estate tax is different from the amount exempt from federal estate tax. A decedent would have their estate exempt for up to $1,0000,000.

    FAQ Maine weather questions about our winters, why ME real estate is so low come up often too. Also, surprise from folks moving to Maine about how cheap car insurance is due to less people, 4th best crime statistic in the country too.

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

  • Maine, You’ve Heard Great Things But What Do You Really Know About The State?

     How is deep is your information, knowledge about Maine?

    You know presidents have vacationed here, have homes here, that Maine lobster, blueberries, potatoes, fiddleheads are pretty tasty. It’s obvious Maine is a big state, so far north up here in the right hand corner of the USA that it’s nearly in Canada with New Brunswick and Quebec to the east and west. But what about the nitty gritty, the details, the facts?  Tell someone tell you more about the inner workings of this great state of Maine?  Love to.

        Welcome to Maine 101, and over the next few blog posts on MeInMaine, you will become a Jedi on Maine knowledge, or at least a brown belt.  They say air and water are pretty important to life so what is the air like for starters?  Bluer skies and brighter stars than you are used to in Maine. No pollution/ Fewer people, fewer yard lights, less light or air pollution.

         The Maine climate is divided into three regions. Coastal, southern interior, northern interior. I live in Aroostook County, as north as you can get of the sixteen Maine counties in an area the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island where we mow the lawn two less times a year, where we get white fluffy snow, not freezy icy rain.  The Northern interior climate zone comprises roughly 60% of Maine.  It may get into the 90 degree range nearly 25 days of the year. The north can have up to 2 months of sub zero temperatures but not for extended days straight thru the winter months. Outdoor recreation from snowsledding, ice fishing, snow shoeing, downhill / cross country skiing, skating and hockey  are big recreational sports in Maine.  Snowfall is up to 110 inches annually in the Northern interior areas of Maine. January is the snowiest of the year with about 20 inches of snow to play in Maine. Winter temperatures average around 20 degrees.

         Enough about the weather of Maine..although weather is a big topic of conversation anyway you go. Now some flash card facts for the quizz we are going to have tomorrow.

    Maine has 1.2 million people, is about 320 miles long, 210 miles wide.  33,215 square miles means Maine is nearly as big as the other five New England states combined.  Maine has 6000 lakes and ponds,  32,000 miles of rivers and streams, 17 million acres of woods,  5,000 miles of coastline and 2,000 islands.

         (Tap tap tap on blackboard) Now class, try to stay focus..I know this is alot to throw at you about Maine..but to really enjoy the state, you have to know the basics. Now, Maine has over 540,000 acres in state and national parks, including the 100 mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway.  Acadia National Park is the second mos visited national US park.  Baxter State Park with its mile high Mt Katahdin is on the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.

          Okay, okay, I know you are worried about the quizz tomorrow but here are some extra credit Maine facts to study tonight. Maine’s state animal is the moose, the capital Augusta, the state insect the Honeybee, the bird the Chickadee, the fish the Landlocked Salmon, the tree the White Pine. You’re rolling now. The Maine state soft drink is Moxie, state motto Dirigo (I lead), state gemstone the Tourmaline, state cat the Maine Coon Cat, the state herb Wintergreen,  state floral emblem White Pine Cone and Tassel.  Maine is the country’s largest blueberry growing state, with 98% of the low bush blue gems feeding the world.  The Maine potato ranks third in production and acreage in the US.

         And to wrap up, Maine has 65 lighthouses with President George Washington commissioning the Portland Maine Head Light.  Nearly 40 million pounds of  Maine lobster are harvested annually.  Shell fish and fin fish add up to over 200 million pounds shipped around the world from Maine alone. These are some facts about Maine, the Pine Tree State. Class dismissed.

    Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers  www.mooersrealty.com