Folks not from Maine, that have been pounding the pavement and suddenly found their live accelerated to 200 miles per hour day in and out make this observation. A lot.
Over the phone, Maine real estate buyers who
email, visit utter the same mantra, same tone, same concern.
Why so hectic where they live out of Maine?
People. Too many people and the number crowding in to the urban markets growing.
Pushing, shoving, racing, hot under the collar and the pace picking up faster, leaner, meaner.
And they are not all happy campers. If you moved to a quaint small town outside in the suburbs of where you worked and the taxes a year were $700, the police force five you kind of got used to it.
But then, and we hear it over and over every day, the taxes on the same little shoe box ranch or cracker house size cape are now $7000 and climbing. The police force bloated to a force of 53 and the bubble to live in the area growing dangerously large, on the verge of explosion. Insurances on property, vehicles are thru the roof.
Maine is parked up here in the right hand corner of the world.
That helps keep things in perspective.
Worries about rapid growth, urban sprawl not going to happen if you study the map.
Not unless "beam me to Aroostook County" kicks in and high speed trains arrive to carry passengers to and fro.
However, we are fortunate to see more and more telecomputers. Folks that with a modem, high speed internet connection bring their same old job with them to Maine. They are all trained. Their bosses don't 
want to lose them but may not be able to afford to keep them on their end.
But the over head, expenses to live and quality of life are so different here in Maine.
A sense of connection, community and not worry about your personal safety, or your loved ones being in danger, harm's way.
Crime is lower than the Maine 4th least in the country in northern sections of the state. The scenery is beautiful, free, four season.
How many people do you see in this Maine image above? Exactly.
You can spend time with yourself. To dream standing up, thinking about your life and the direction it should be headed to have some fun. To
feel enrichment, satisfaction, peace and sanity.
That it matters and you do good things for others. Not just about number one, the person you stare, glare at with blood shot eyes, droppy lids each morning.
You know, that person that snarls back at you as you feel pushed, rushed, hurried and never quite where you should be on time. Always behind, worried about your wallet and keeping folks out of it.
So if you feel like you have been Rip Van Wrinkled ripped off, robbed of life the way you had planned it to be, remember Maine. The way life should be. Wake up, start your dream in Maine. Surprise number one, the real estate in Maine is way way cheaper. You won't need a mortgage. Isn't that a start at getting your life turned around, slowed down.
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