Barbi Dickison Blog

What If I Need to Sell My Home Now? What Can I Do?

Every day that passes, people have a need to buy and sell homes. That doesn't stop during the current pandemic. If you've had a major life change recently, whether with your job or your family situation, you may be in a position where you need to sell your home – and fast. While you probably feel like timing with the current pandemic isn't on your side, making a move is still possible. Rest assured, with technology at your side and fewer sellers on the market in most areas, you can list your house and make it happen safely and effectively, especially when following the current COVID-19 guidelines set forth by the National Association of Realtors

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Here we sit at day "whatever" of this unprecedented turn of events. Granted, some of you may have lived through similar circumstances, but most of us have never been told to "shelter in place". This is uncharted territory and my suggestion today is to simply take a quick step back and think about what you could do to help out someone else. This situation (for lack of a better term) is causing unforeseen repercussions in our families and communities. I don't know about you, but I'm most certainly feeling the effects.

I read an article last week that really hit home. It talked about the fact that the emotion many of us are feeling is grief. At first it didn't make sense, but the author went on to talk about those things we have lost. We have lost the freedom to hug our loved ones and swing by for a visit. We have lost our relatively...

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UPDATED GUIDANCE REGARDING GOVERNOR MILLS' EXECUTIVE ORDER (March 25, 2020):

Maine Governor Janet T. Mills issued an Executive Order on March 24 (see below) that requires all Non-Essential Businesses and Operations to cease activities at sites that are public facing.  This Executive Order is effective from 12:01 am on March 25, 2020 through 12:00 am on April 8, 2020.

Real Estate Deemed "Essential Business":  Again overnight, the Maine Association of REALTORS® put forth a request to the Governor's office that real estate be deemed an "essential business". This morning, the Commissioner of Maine's Department of Economic and Community Development, given authority under Section V of the Executive Order, has made the determ...

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Our offices will be closed to public foot traffic thru Monday, May 4th. We are taking this added precaution as we continue to take the lead of our Governor and the CDC.

We are committed to serving our consumers and clients. All REALTORS are on call and ready to serve your real estate needs. Our Staff will continue to serve you through phone calls and emails from 8 to 6 pm and you may leave a message after that time. Further, should you wish to reach us by email, you may email your agent directly or email me at Brenda@BadgerRealty.com. I will do my best to respond to your email. 

Links are provided below to all agents at Badger Realty with their cell phone numbers should you wish to reach out to them directly.

• North Conway Real Estate Advisor...

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To help reduce the possible spread of COVID-19, we feel it is prudent effective 5 p.m. on 3/17/2020, to close our offices to public foot traffic. Our Staff will continue to serve you through phone calls and emails and will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to receive calls. You may leave a message after that time. Further, should you wish to reach us by email, you may email your real estate agent directly or email me at Brenda@BadgerRealty.com. I will do my best to respond to your email. We are committed to serving our consumers and clients. Our REALTORS are also available and are on call and ready to serve your needs.

We are taking this added precaution as we continue to take the lead of our Governor and the CDC. Additionally, we spoke with our local hospitals and medical teams who also feel it prudent...

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