Hello, I am Maine REALTOR Andy Mooers. Thank you very much for finding and stopping by our Maine
real estate video channel. Since 1976, our small family run Maine real estate agency has tried
to do a better job to promote the properties with more detail than you can get anywhere else online.
Why? We don't want to waste your time. If I were you, and trying to get information about property,
and had to have long delays, to call, to email, to dig and scratch to get information. That's not
the experience you would want right? I mean, me neither. So we try to give you more information
upfront so that you can help distinguish this property listing from another one that's for
sale. Also, the area questions. You may not be from these parts, you may not know much,
or anything about the local area. So a big part of our job is to take you by the hand and show
you around these parts. Take you to the events that happen whether it's a farmers market, or to
go skiing at Big Rock, or to show what living on a Maine lake is like. That's what you're buying is
a lifestyle. You're not just investing in a real estate listing. And that's it, you want what goes
on and happens around it. So a big part of our job is show the area, promote the area to make sure
this is where you want to be and that it's a good fit. And lastly, the process like most things in
life, it's more complicated than ever, buying and selling real estate. Doesn't have to be though,
if you have someone that can navigate from listing, to closing, to set the expectations. To
educate and make it fun, friendly, and to save you money and costly delays. So we get it. And lastly,
our job is to be human. To answer lots of questions that you have knowing not everybody
has the same questions or concerns. And not everybody's buying the same type of property. A
person looking for a house listing is not the same as someone buying a mom and pop grocery. So we
have to distinguish what you need out there in the audience based on what you're looking for today.
And you have a budget or are trying to get to the most property for the amount of money. This video
is designed like all the rest of them that we do and our blog post too ... to save you time. To
save you money and to save you costly frustration. This video is about jobs, employment, what's for
work up in northern Maine, because unless you're retired and have an income that follows you here,
you need work. You need something to make the payments on that very affordable housing if
you're a young couple wanting to start a family in a good wholesome, small town atmosphere. So jobs
in the houlton Maine area. If you look down below, in the SHOW MORE, there's a companion blog post
that goes along with this video. It will give you an each and every listing of employer out
there. And also the contacts so that you can one by one go down through the list reach out process
to find a job because that goes hand in hand with buying a property in Maine. If you telecommute,
you're in for a big surprise. We have strong Internet connectivity. Our broadband is second to
none. How can that be in a small rural Maine town? Well, the emphasis has been on being connected and
every single house in Houlton. Maine has access to fiber. I know that is huge, but that's necessary
if you work online. If you telecommute. If you're going to bring your job with you to
the whole other Maine area. Other jobs? Well, for starters, northern Maine, Aroostook County,
is the largest of the 16 counties. Houlton Maine is the oldest town in Aroostook County. We're the
Shiretown or the Capitol city, because we're a Shiretown. We have a lot of government type
jobs. You have Customs and Immigration and Border Patrol. Since 911 happened that Homeland Security
element of job number has increased tremendously. We're on the Canadian border with the province of
New Brunswick, remember, so you have a lot of out on the border jobs. Because we're a County Seat,
you also have the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department headquartered here, which means
the county jail, registry of deeds, registry of probate, Superior Court, District Court. We're the
county seat so all those job providers for work are headquartered right here. Troop F is the state
police arm. And up on the North Road, there's the barracks, so that might be the employment
you're looking for working for the state police or a local or county police. Because we're a county
seat, you also have the University of Maine Houlton College, an offshoot of the University
of Maine system. So if you want to continue your education, you might work at RSU MSAD 29, which is
the Holton school system. That covers Littleton, Monticello Hammond, and you might actually be out
in Hodgdon Maine. Six miles away SAD or RSU 70 that does Hodgdon, New Limerick, Ludlow, Amity,
Cary, and those surrounding parts. So you might want to get a job in the educational field. But
what else? Well, because we're the County seat, and because all the transportation artery roadways
come together at this crossroads. Transportation is a very big industry to consider working at
trucking, everything tied to trucking. And we have a railroad that come through too and there's an
International airport that has activity coming and going. So transportation because US Route One, RT
Two, Route 2A and Interstate 95 that connects to the Atlantic Canadian provinces. That network will
all create a reason to be here because we're right in the thick of things as far as traffic
and transportation. Transportation, again is the second largest industry in this whole
country. Someone's got to fix those trucks. Fuel those trucks, do repairs on them. Speaking of
trucking too there's a specialty trailer company called Stairs Welding. They prefab a special log
trailer for the lumbering industry. Lumbering timber is big. You have Ward Log Homes Katahdin
Cedar Log Homes, they're both headquartered right here because Maine is 91% wooded, So there are a
lot of jobs tied to the woods industry. Farming is big. It's no secret that we're known for our
Maine potatoes, but we also have dairy cattle and grains. We have a Houlton Farms Dairy
located right here in Houlton, Maine. We have potato and grain that's grown locally. Broccoli,
squash, turnips, cabbage, there's an organic farm. Farming is very big and it's a nice lifestyle.
You may want to buy a little Hobby Farm and work for yourself. Or maybe you don't need to make a
whole lot of money when you're pretty much self sufficient. The other good thing about Houlton
Maine is the Houlton Water Company we have locally serves up cheap juice, very low cost
power. And that helps you when you pay your bill once a month. It's not for profit. Houlton Water
Company... if they make money, they lower your rate. I know that's unheard of for a utility that
just walks it to you in most areas, not Houlton Maine. Houlton Water Company provides the water,
the sewer and the power for our local area. We have a dairy, Houlton Farm Dairy. We also have
a slew of lakes within a 10 mile radius. When you're in Houlton, Maine you can go to Drew's
Lake Nickerson Lake, Timoney, Spaulding, Cochran or head down to East GrandLake, The Million Dollar
View region. Tourism is big. There's a lot of rental properties. You might want to own
an apartment house. There's about 550 apartment units in the Houlton Maine area. There's less
than 2% vacancy. So there is a need for quality rental housing. You also might want to buy a job
to make what you're worth. Mom and Pop businesses are really big in this area, whether it's a little
restaurant or campground, a store. You might like to hunt and fish and do it for a living. You're in
northern Maine, you're in a rural area. So that creates a lot of job opportunities. So those are
just some of the highlights. But please look down below, because there's a companion blog
post about jobs, employment, what's available for labor opportunities in the hold main area that
will help you if that's one of your big searches today, we're trying to save you time. And that's
why we do these blog posts and these videos on more than just what's for sale. The last thing
we'll finish up with are some "frequently asked questions". There's always a lot of questions that
we fielded since we started this business back in 1976. So licenses, when I come to Maine, how soon
do I need to get a new driver's license? When do I need to change over the one that I got? Once
you're a resident, within 30 days, you need to get a new Maine driver's license. Sounds like a small
question that maybe not everybody cares about. But you do if you need to know the answer to that.
So 30 days within becoming a resident of Maine, you need to get your license switched over. Ice
shacks, say you like to ice fish? How soon do you have to have that I shack off a lake? Within three
days of when that lake is closed ice fishing, you have to get that shack off. You're going to want
to anyways because you don't want it to go down through the drink. So the Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife Department will let you know each Lake when ice fishing on it is closed. And one more
question. Is it dangerous? Being that close to Canada? We get asked that one a lot. (Laugh) We're
related to all these people across the border. Thank goodness they come across and we get to
go the other way. For business, for recreation, for tourism. So Canadians are a big part of our
local economy. And no, that's not dangerous being next door. It's a perk if you're on vacation. It's
like a two nation vacation being on the Canadian border. And what kind of ties in with that is do
I need to have a passport to go to Canada? Is it a big production? No, it isn't. But yes you do as
an adult, you need a passport or a Nexus card. But if your kids are 16 or younger, you can get
by with your birth certificates. 16 and under for birth certificates to go to Canada. Thank you very
much for joining us for this video on pretty much mostly jobs, work employment, what's for labor in
the northern Maine area opportunities that exist and we're here for any questions that you have. So
please reach out. Thank you very much for watching the Maine real estate channel. I am Maine REALTOR
Andy Mooers. Transcribed
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