Our Crew
Meet the Crew
We live, work, and build our families in central and western Maine. We are ready to help you write your next chapter.
How a deal like this usually goes
Houses around here rarely sell in a straight line — here's roughly how one goes, start to finish.
A buyer's touring places with Jamie, a handful of houses in an afternoon, all within a few miles of the Androscoggin. Somewhere along the way he half-jokes about something big and hairy ducking into the tree line out back — nobody can say for sure which house it was. Then one place catches him for real: he can see the life he'd have there, even standing in a kitchen that hasn't been touched since the seventies. Kate's the one who priced it, and priced it right from the start, so he doesn't overpay to get it or underbid and lose it.
The inspection turns something up next — maybe a chimney that needs relining, maybe old wiring in the attic. Not a deal-breaker, but real money. Rose walks the property again with him, this time alongside an electrician, until everyone agrees the credit they negotiate actually covers the work.
Then the appraisal comes in under contract. Zach flagged the financing risk on this house going in — the kind of small stuff, chipping paint, a loose stair rail, that an underwriter notices and a lender wants fixed before closing — so the shortfall isn't a surprise. He goes back to the purchase and sale, points to two contingencies the other side glossed over, and uses them to bring the seller back to the table instead of asking the buyer to cover the gap out of pocket.
With the price settled, Kate writes the offer and reads the purchase and sale twice before it goes anywhere near a signature. Title turns up one more wrinkle — a missing signature on an old deed, someone nobody's heard from in years. Kate tracks them down, and the deal closes on schedule.
That's the job, as we see it. We're not the inspector, the lender, or the title company — we work closely with all of them, and we'll always tell you when it's time to bring one in. What we do is walk the property with you, help you see what's really there, and make sure you understand every page before you sign it. We guide. You decide.
Zachery Blair
Broker
Licensed in Maine since 2011, Zach brings over fifteen years of real estate experience to True North Sightings. Clients describe him as responsive and thorough, the kind of agent who shows up with a plan and follows through, going above and beyond on the details that actually matter, like getting a home inspection issue resolved instead of just flagged. When he's not deep in a transaction, you'll find him out with a camera chasing wildlife, a habit that keeps him curious about the land he helps people call home.
Kate Blair
Associate Broker
Licensed since 2017, Kate is the steady hand behind True North Sightings, keeping deals organized and moving from first showing to closing table. Clients notice her communication and market knowledge first, but it's her calm, get-it-done nature that keeps transactions on track when things get stressful.
Rose Robinson
Sales Agent
Rose brings a warm, steady presence to every client relationship, with an intuitive way of noticing beauty and potential in every space. She's focused on helping clients envision not just a house, but a home.
Jamie Grover
Associate Broker
Jamie Grover brings a steady, patient approach to buyer representation, with particular expertise guiding veterans and military families through the VA loan process. Outside of real estate, he's usually fishing, spending time with the people who matter most, or chasing the next new adventure, the same curiosity he brings to helping clients find a home that actually fits their life.
Who does what
Kate
Value, staging & contracts
Sees a house's potential first, knows how to make it show, and reads every page before it's signed.
Zach
Numbers & negotiation
Runs the comps, negotiates hard, and knows when to weigh the options out loud instead of pushing.
Rose
Patience & advocacy
Will walk a property twice before letting a client settle. The one first-time buyers ask their real questions to.
Jamie
Ground knowledge
Shows up for every walkthrough and won't stop until a client has what they actually need.
Eight things we do the same way every time
Not a promise of service. A list of what actually happens, so you can hold us to it — and compare it against whoever else you’re talking to.
- 01
The agreement comes first, and we read it with you
Maine requires a written buyer agreement before we tour a home together. We go through it line by line — what we do, how long it runs, who pays us and how much — before anyone signs.
- 02
We price from sales, not from hope
Every valuation comes with the comparable sales it's built on and the adjustments we made. If our number is below what you were hoping for, you'll hear that in the first meeting rather than after sixty days on market.
- 03
One agent, start to finish
You are not handed off to a transaction coordinator after the offer. The person who showed you the house is the person at the closing table, and you have their cell number the whole way.
- 04
We say what's wrong with the house
Wet cellar, knob-and-tube, a roof with three years left, a right-of-way the neighbour uses. You'll hear it while you're standing there, not from the inspector two weeks later.
- 05
Rural property gets rural diligence
Well and septic, road maintenance agreements, deeded access, soil tests, what the town will and won't plow. Half our market is off a paved road and these are the things that sink a deal at the last minute.
- 06
You hear from us the same business day
Even when the answer is "still waiting on the lender." Silence is the most common complaint people have about their last agent, and it's the easiest one to fix.
- 07
We'll tell you to walk away
When the numbers don't work, when the inspection is worse than the discount, when you're stretching past what you'll be comfortable with in February. We'd rather lose a commission than sell you a problem.
- 08
Your file stays on record
Disclosures, inspection reports, the closing package — all of it held by the agency and retrievable years later, when you are refinancing or selling and the bank wants a document nobody can find.
The boring part, in plain words
- Who we are, legally
- True North Sightings is a team operating under The Maine Real Estate Experience, which is the licensed agency. Their name goes on the paperwork and on this site beside ours.
- Agency, explained once
- Before we talk about a specific property, we'll explain who we represent and what that means for what we can and can't tell you. Maine requires it, and it matters more than most people expect.
- Equal housing
- We don't answer questions about who lives in a neighbourhood, and we'll tell you why when you ask. It isn't evasion — steering is illegal and the question has better answers you can look up yourself.