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Purchasing a new home is a milestone worth celebrating. It comes with so many great benefits and a lot to get excited about. Still, there are some challenges to the process to keep in mind.

One major aspect to prepare for and consider as you move into first-time home ownership is managing your finances and planning for additional costs that may not always be obvious.

Here are some things to remember to budget for in your first year of homeownership. 

One–Time and Initial Costs

There are some additional costs that come with buying a new property and moving in. One such category is your closing costs. You should also remember to include the one-time moving f...

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Late winter house tours in New Hampshire give sellers who know what cold-weather buyers want a special opportunity. Our real estate agents at Badger Peabody & Smith Realty have helped many clients buy and sell homes in winter. They know what grabs a buyer's attention when it's cold outside.

How Winter Weather Changes What Buyers Care About

When snow covers the Granite State and cold air moves in, buyers start to think about practical things they might not worry about in warmer weather. If you understand these concerns, you can get your property rea...

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Littleton, NH - Badger Peabody & Smith Realty is proud to continue its annual tradition of supporting AHEAD (Affordable Housing Education and Development) through a unique, client and customer driven giving program that has benefited communities across northern New Hampshire for more than two decades.

Throughout the year, the buyers and sellers of properties in New Hampshire working with Badger Peabody & Smith Realty agreed to hav...

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My grandmother loved to host parties and could find any occasion to do so. It didn't matter what we were celebrating, she had specific decorations and menus. Sometimes she would let me help her create the hors d'oeuvres, other times she put me in charge of passing them out to her guests. She was never afraid to set a dress code, either, so all her friends would show up with a bit of dazzle and glam. I used to feel so special just to be around everyone, even though I didn't know them and was one of the only kids in the room.

I often think back on those parties, and how fun they were, but also how out of reach something like that feels for me. I have hosted small gatherings at my house, but nothing like the events my grandparents put on, an...

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