--- title: Field Notes from the Greenhouse | Priscilla Weston, REALTOR® | Buying a Home description: Buying a Home | Thoughtful, practical notes on buying, selling, renovating, and making a home in Southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire. --- [![2025logo](https://priscillaweston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025logo.png?width=85&height=85&name=2025logo.png "2025logo")](https://www.priscillaweston.com) [![](https://priscillaweston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025logo.png?width=250&height=250&name=2025logo.png)](https://priscillaweston.com/) [![](https://priscillaweston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025logo.png?width=250&height=250&name=2025logo.png)](https://priscillaweston.com/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Home](https://priscillaweston.com) - [Listings](https://priscillaweston.com/listing) - [About](https://priscillaweston.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://priscillaweston.com/contact1) - [Blog](https://priscillaweston.com/blog) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Posts About Buying a Home Show All Categories Buying a Home Homes & Possibilities Life Here Market Notes Selling a Home [![](https://priscillaweston.com/hubfs/IMG_7343.jpg)](https://priscillaweston.com/blog/i-have-trust-issues-with-freshly-painted-basements-and-other-things-i-notice-at-house-showings) ### [I Have Trust Issues With Freshly Painted Basements (And Other Things I Notice at House Showings)](https://priscillaweston.com/blog/i-have-trust-issues-with-freshly-painted-basements-and-other-things-i-notice-at-house-showings) October 13, 2026 I've walked through a lot of houses over the years, and I've realized that some... 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