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National Beer Day! Western MA, How Are You Celebrating?

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I just found out on Twitter that today is National Beer Day!

We can’t let this go uncelebrated now, can we?

Western MA is home to some great micro breweries and close to lots of craft beer hotspots, too. Several restaurants brew and distribute beer, such as Opa Opa, Cambridge House (just below the line in Granby CT) and Northampton Brewery and there are lots of great “watering holes” that specialize in offering great beers on tap like The Dirty Truth.

If you want to join the celebration on Facebook, there is a group you can join.

What is your favorite beer? How will you be celebrating National Beer Day?

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Senior Citizen Downsizing a home in Western MA? Help is Here.

Making the decision as a senior citizen who is downsizing or assisting your aging parents with their life decisions is stressful, but having an empathetic and experienced team in place can help everyone deal with this transition.

There is a series of posts on REho.me that you can review before making your decisions.

I wrote some tips to consider before you sell your parent’s home.

Loan officer, Joni Miller, shares the point of view of a loan officer helping with mortgage decisions for an aging parent.

Attorney Sarah Miller shares some important thoughts from a legal standpoint when making decisions as an elderly or senior citizen who is making a move from the family home.

Each of us has experience in assisting Western MA families with the transition of downsizing from the family home to an alternative such as: nursing home, apartment, assisted living, smaller home, condominium and more.

REALTOR Safety in Western MA and Beyond

realtor safetyOn my drive into work today I listened to a story on NPR’s Marketplace about real estate agents attending courses to carry concealed weapons. In this day and age a large number of the properties that a REALTOR goes through are vacant and oftentimes not very secure. These properties are inviting to animals and worse yet, vagrants.

When entering a distressed property, I am always nervous and make sure that someone knows exactly where I am. I haven’t yet run into a circumstance where I have met a person squatting in a property, but often when doing occupancy checks on foreclosed properties the immediate past owners are still there and can be hostile.

I don’t feel a pressing need to carry a firearm in Western MA, but I can understand why a real estate agent in other parts of the country might have a higher concern.

Fellow REALTORS in Western MA and beyond, remember to stay safe.

If you want to listen to the story that I heard this morning it is here.

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