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It MUST be Spring - The Home Shows are Coming to New Hampshire!

By Ann Cummings

Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine NH and Maine Broker

April 29, 2007 01:35 PM

The Home Shows are coming - YAY!! And that means SPRING has arrived here in New Hampshire!!!

We are fortunate here where we live in Portsmouth New Hampshire because our location is perfect to get to just about anywhere - Boston, Portland Maine, Manchester, etc. And that means we can easily get to any of the great Home Shows that take place around New Hampshire and Maine! Love it!!

Dover Home Show

We were able to make it to one of the Spring Home Shows this weekend. This one was in Dover New Hampshire, about 15 minutes north of us, and it was held in the Dover Arena. This year's show was the 25th Portsmouth/Dover/Rochester Home Show.

We stopped and talked to a number of the vendors, and we always get some great ideas to bring back home. This time around, we spoke at length to The Step Guys - they offer some beautiful pre-cast alternatives for steps and patios. We looked at their display, and you'd have no idea that what we were looking at was pre-cast. They were beautiful!

Dover Home Show

We also spent some time with the folks at Advanced Siding, Windows & Sunroom Company. They had a beautiful display sunroom set up, and their windows were really nice.

I need some new windows on my porch....we might just be giving them a follow-up call.

Dover Home Show

Another company that impressed us was LaValley /Middleton Building Supply. We stopped and talked to them about decks and decking materials. We had already known about Trex Decking and Railing, but we had never heard about CorrectDeck materials. Their decks looked really nice, and the CorrectDeck is basically NO maintenance - love that part. And it looked beautiful, too.

Dover Home Show

If you have any work that needs to be done around your house, or are looking for inspiration for some ideas around your house to improve it or upgrade it, you might consider checking out some of the Home Shows around the area. I always get some great ideas when I get to attend one.

If you're thinking about buying or selling a home here in the Portsmouth or Dover New Hampshire areas, I'd be very happy to help you out. Being a REALTOR here in the New Hampshire Seacoast is one of the best jobs around - I LOVE what I do, and I'd love to show you how I might be able to help you out with your real estate needs!

For some great information on the Seacoast areas of New Hampshire and Southern Maine, check out the links below:

AT HOME in New Castle New Hampshire
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AT HOME in Stratham New Hampshire
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AT HOME in North Hampton New Hampshire
AT HOME in Hampton New Hampshire
AT HOME in Dover New Hampshire
AT HOME in Rye New Hampshire

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Ann Cummings, New Hampshire & Maine Broker
RE/MAX Coast to Coast
Portsmouth NH
  ann@anncummings.com
888-349-5678 x 3839
Servicing the Coastal Areas of NH & Southern Maine

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Rick & Ines - Miami Beach Real Estate

Majestic Properties - Miami Beach, FL

I also love Home Shows - you get to see products you had never heard of and get great ideas. Great links Ann.

Apr 29, 2007 02:25 PM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Mariana - thanks for reading and I appreciate your comments! I don't know why more people don't take advantage Home Shows - I love them!

Ann

Apr 29, 2007 02:25 PM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Ines - thanks for your comments and feedback! I don't think I've ever been to a Home Show where I didn't come away with some great info and some pretty nice give-aways, too. I got some great flower seeds at this one, as well as the contacts I wrote about.

Ann

Apr 29, 2007 02:30 PM

Joan Mirantz

Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH

Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

I especially love the"demo's"...And I always get at least one "as seen on TV"

Apr 29, 2007 04:08 PM

Thesa Chambers

West + Main - Bend, OR

Principal Broker - Licensed in Oregon

I love home shows - my husband avoids them like the plague

Apr 29, 2007 05:36 PM

ASHEVILLE REALTY REFERRAL RESOURCE 828-776-0779

REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK - Asheville, NC

CONTACT janeAnne365@gmail.com

Ann~

Now I know I'm going to have to come visit NH...your links are super! THX!!

Apr 29, 2007 06:20 PM

No Longer Active

Real Estate - Fallon, MT

Nice job bringing all your content together about the area. The trees are a bit further along then I expected, I'll have to make the northern run pretty soon.

Apr 29, 2007 09:17 PM

Danny Smith

DISCOVER TEXAS HOMES - Round Rock, TX

Home shows are fun aren't they? I walk away wishing I could do half the things to my house!

Apr 30, 2007 12:36 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Joan - thanks for stopping by! I love those 'as seen on TV items", too.

Thesa - my fiance loves them as much as I do, actually probably more so and he talks to more people than I do, too. We get more info that way!

janeAnne - come for a visit and you'll love it! Thanks for the feedback on the links!

Dan - thanks!! Most of the trees in my own yard a bit further behind the one I took in that picture. I'm closer to the water, and my plants and trees seem to lag behind other parts of town by as much as a week or two, even though it's just 2-3 miles difference.

Danny - I always walk away wishing I could do that stuff to my house, always without fail!

Thanks everyone for you great comments - very much appreciated!
Ann

Apr 30, 2007 04:23 AM

"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.

President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

Ann...

Me likes the new format and me like what me found in me mailbox today :)

You are so sweet that me is starting to wonder if you smell like sugar too :)

TLW...ROAR!

Apr 30, 2007 11:50 AM

Monika McGillicuddy

Prudential Verani Realty - Atkinson, NH

NH Real Estate Broker

Ann...I really need to start doing home shows again. I haven't been to one in years. I'm bad.

Apr 30, 2007 12:58 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Prudential Verani Realty - Atkinson, NH

NH Real Estate Broker

Does Motor Home shows count? I've been to a few of those :)

Apr 30, 2007 02:29 PM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

TLW - What nice words - thank YOU!!!

Monika - I had a feeling you'd been to just a few motor home shows. I suppose to some, those would count, actuallly to some those might even be more important than home shows. ;-)

Ann

May 01, 2007 11:45 AM

"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.

President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

May 01, 2007 12:29 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Prudential Verani Realty - Atkinson, NH

NH Real Estate Broker

Maybe next time you and the Bear might want to come with us?? It is pretty neat looking at all those homes on wheels.

May 01, 2007 01:20 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Prudential Verani Realty - Atkinson, NH

NH Real Estate Broker

just be sure to leave your wallet at home...you might be very tempted.

May 01, 2007 01:21 PM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Monika - could be fun! We do watch some of the Motor Home Shows on TV when they have them on HGTV or whatever channel they show them on - some of them are just amazing to see, and I bet in person they're really something to see.

Ann

May 01, 2007 01:56 PM

Christina Lackey

Coldwell Banker Prime Properties - North Syracuse, NY

Syracuse Central New York Real Estate

I love going to the home shows here in New York, too. They are always fun to wander through and get new ideas. They have ours in early March here (I wish it was later when the weather was better).

May 02, 2007 12:52 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Christina - We actually are in an area where we get the chance to go to several large home shows, all within about a 45-60 minute drive. Some are here in NH, Portland Maine, and Boston Mass. And they are fun to go!

Thanks for reading and commenting!
Ann

May 02, 2007 12:41 PM

Dale Baker

Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH

New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information

Very good post

Home shows are fun to go to

Jun 13, 2007 04:48 AM