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Unlocking Your First Home on the North Shore: 5 Rookie Mistakes (and Exactly How to Dodge Them)

Buyer & Seller Tips| North Shore Coastal Living| Keys to Your First Home
October 28, 2025•0 min read
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Kathleen Militello has been helping clients since 2007, serving first-time homeowners, downsizers, and move-up buyers across the North Shore of Boston and Essex County, Massachusetts, including Ipswich, Beverly, Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Salisbury, Salem, and Lynn. Her clients value personalized guidance, advanced AI-powered tools, and deep local expertise to make confident real estate decisions when buying or selling along the Massachusetts coast.

Kathleen Militello

Kathleen Militello has been helping clients since 2007, serving first-time homeowners, downsizers, and move-up buyers across the North Shore of Boston and Essex County, Massachusetts, including Ipswich, Beverly, Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Salisbury, Salem, and Lynn. Her clients value personalized guidance, advanced AI-powered tools, and deep local expertise to make confident real estate decisions when buying or selling along the Massachusetts coast.

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