About Steve

Where the client's interest comes first! When you're buying or selling real estate in New Hampshire, according to the NH Real Estate Commission, the agent you contract with to represent you owes you 1) Loyalty, 2) Obedience, 3) Disclosure, 4) Confidentiality, 5) Reasonable Care, 6) Diligence, and 7) Accounting. If you want to be treated with respect and have your interests come first, give me a call. Real Estate transactions can be very stressful when you have doubts and reservations. Mistakes can cost $1000's, and opportunities can be lost. Communication and information can help remove those doubts and reservations. I'll inform you using different scenarios to answer those "what if" questions that help put those pieces of the puzzle together. Don't settle for less with so much on the line. Give me, Steven MacDougall, a call today, 603-714-0580. Business Experience I started my real estate career in 1983 in Massachusetts Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 2002 I have owned and operated my own Manufacturing (job shop) company. Professional Achievement Associate Broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Coldwell Banker Diamond Society award winner Member of the Greater Manchester / Nashua Board of Realtors. BA - University of Massachusetts - Amherst 1980 Education & Certification Certified Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) Certified Military Relocation Professional (MRP) Community Involvement Church involvement including past Deacon & AWANA game leader. Church softball team coach. Board of Directors for proposed Charter School - Bedford Academy. Bedford NH resident since 1985, high school options study committee. 15 years of basketball and soccer coaching in Bedford (travel and rec) Business Philosophy When choosing an agent to represent you in what will probably be the most important financial event in your life, choose someone who knows what has to be done after the "FOR SALE" sign is in your yard, or you're ready to put an offer in on a property. I coach buyers on what to say and what NOT to say during assisted showings. I'll listen to the agent representing the other side and ask key questions that can give my buyers and sellers an advantage, resulting in $1000's price swings. The last thing I want to see my seller or buyer do is get too excited about the prospects of putting a deal together in front of the other side of the transaction. My philosophy? "The person who wants the deal to happen the least has the most power." New Construction? If you're thinking about building your dream house, give me a call. Bedford, NH has long been considered the place to build for professionals who want to be sure their investment is sound. Located 10-15 minutes from Manchester Boston Regional Airport and an hour's drive from Boston, the seacoast, and the lakes region, its location makes it the "HUB" of southern NH. Partly because of its location, property values held their value better in Bedford than in surrounding towns during the 2008 downturn. If you're considering a custom home or contracting with one under construction, be sure you're properly prepared for what to expect. The agent you select to represent your interest WILL make all the difference in the world. You don't want to stroll into a local real estate office and say to the person who’s manning the front desk, “We’re interested in a new construction in town.” (YOU can’t see what happens next, but the real estate agent is screaming and pumping their fists in the air, screaming, “YES, YES, YES”) All YOU see is a big smile, and all YOU hear is, “Oh, wonderful. Why don’t you come in here and let’s take a look at what we have?” It’s what I call “The blind leading the blind.” How do YOU think this experience will go? True story… I had a piece of land listed. I was walking the lot with the buyer and the buyer’s agent when the buyer’s agent asked what I thought of a builder. The agent used the first name of one local builder and the last name of another local builder. Then she asked if she could drive her young son to my office to use the restroom. She apologized and hurried off to avoid an accident, not to be seen the rest of the visit. Your buyer’s agent is making a fair sum of money to represent you and provide the experience you don’t have. Make sure he or she is knowledgeable enough to represent your interests. You don't want someone who collects their commission and disappears. That's exactly what the builder wants. I'll be with you through the close sharing of my hands-on experience. Communities I Serve Bedford, Merrimack, Amherst, Milford, New Boston, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Manchester, Nashua, Hollis, Meredith, Laconia, Center Harbor, Moultonboro, Alton, Gilford, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, Wolfeboro