Everyone knows Dick Badger. He is the owner of Badger Realty. Here are some things you probably don’t know about Dick Badger.
Dick Badger came to the Mt. Washington Valley in the winter of 1946, working at the New England Inn for that ski season. The next Ski season he worked in Stow, VT (that was the year there was no snow) and then moved out in Aspen for six years.
Dick joined the Marines in 1951 and served in the military until 1954.
He attended both Bowdoin College and Jackson College in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dick married his lovely wife, Mary, in 1962. At the time, he was traveling salesperson of Skis and Ski Equipment, including Limmer Ski Boots that were made in Austria. His wife did not like life on the road, so Dick decided to settle down and rented a house in the Mt. Washington Valley.
He has been in the real estate business for over 50 years.
He was a salesperson for US Steele Homes out of Camden ME and Worcester MA from 1956-1958.
He took a job working as a Manager for Charles Pinkham of Pinkham Real Estate from 1962-1965.
Dick got his real estate license in 1962 and was one of the founding Members of the White Mountain Board of REALTORS. Dick, along with Ted Russell, designed many of the A-Frames, Chalets, and vacation homes built around the Mt. Washington Valley in the 1960’s and 70’s. They designed 50 houses in one year alone!
Dick opened Badger Realty in 1965 with secretary, Helen Barnes and one other sales person, Ted Russell. His good friend, John Keeney, joined the office in 1966. Badger Realty’s North Conway office has been in the same location for 44 years, and in 1996 opened the Jackson Office.
Dick has taken an active role in the White Mountain Board of REALTORS. He was the President of the White Mountain Board of REALTORS in 1968 and was REALTOR of the year in 1969. He saw the fruition of our own “MLS System”. You remember the good old days, when the books consisted of one black and white photo property, four properties to a page, all that up-to-date information delivered to your office every two weeks! And as we moved into the era of technology, Dick was excited for the changes to come. He embraced it and took every opportunity to learn everything he could to stay on top of the leading edge tools available to him. IF he could only get his damn printer to work!
Dick has been an active member of NNEREN, CIBOR, and REPAC. He has been a past Director of the Chamber of Commerce. He has been a member of the North Conway Rotary Club, Arts Jubilee, and the Jackson School Board. He spear-headed a committee to explore barrying the power lines along Route 16 and many other committees that I have not mentioned here today.
Dick is an avid sailor and loves the ocean. I was reminded of Dick last year at the REALTOR convention when a motivational speaker uttered these words: “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!” Dick has worked thru many different economic booms and downturns. His back-to-the-basics approach has kept him afloat thru it all.
Anyone who has done a real estate transaction with Dick Badger knows that he is a tough negotiator, but under that tough exterior, beats a heart of gold. That’s why we love him!
Wendy Holmes
Dick Badger came to the Mt. Washington Valley in the winter of 1946, working at the New England Inn for that ski season. The next Ski season he worked in Stow, VT (that was the year there was no snow) and then moved out in Aspen for six years.
Dick joined the Marines in 1951 and served in the military until 1954.
He attended both Bowdoin College and Jackson College in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dick married his lovely wife, Mary, in 1962. At the time, he was traveling salesperson of Skis and Ski Equipment, including Limmer Ski Boots that were made in Austria. His wife did not like life on the road, so Dick decided to settle down and rented a house in the Mt. Washington Valley.
He has been in the real estate business for over 50 years.
He was a salesperson for US Steele Homes out of Camden ME and Worcester MA from 1956-1958.
He took a job working as a Manager for Charles Pinkham of Pinkham Real Estate from 1962-1965.
Dick got his real estate license in 1962 and was one of the founding Members of the White Mountain Board of REALTORS. Dick, along with Ted Russell, designed many of the A-Frames, Chalets, and vacation homes built around the Mt. Washington Valley in the 1960’s and 70’s. They designed 50 houses in one year alone!
Dick opened Badger Realty in 1965 with secretary, Helen Barnes and one other sales person, Ted Russell. His good friend, John Keeney, joined the office in 1966. Badger Realty’s North Conway office has been in the same location for 44 years, and in 1996 opened the Jackson Office.
Dick has taken an active role in the White Mountain Board of REALTORS. He was the President of the White Mountain Board of REALTORS in 1968 and was REALTOR of the year in 1969. He saw the fruition of our own “MLS System”. You remember the good old days, when the books consisted of one black and white photo property, four properties to a page, all that up-to-date information delivered to your office every two weeks! And as we moved into the era of technology, Dick was excited for the changes to come. He embraced it and took every opportunity to learn everything he could to stay on top of the leading edge tools available to him. IF he could only get his damn printer to work!
Dick has been an active member of NNEREN, CIBOR, and REPAC. He has been a past Director of the Chamber of Commerce. He has been a member of the North Conway Rotary Club, Arts Jubilee, and the Jackson School Board. He spear-headed a committee to explore barrying the power lines along Route 16 and many other committees that I have not mentioned here today.
Dick is an avid sailor and loves the ocean. I was reminded of Dick last year at the REALTOR convention when a motivational speaker uttered these words: “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!” Dick has worked thru many different economic booms and downturns. His back-to-the-basics approach has kept him afloat thru it all.
Anyone who has done a real estate transaction with Dick Badger knows that he is a tough negotiator, but under that tough exterior, beats a heart of gold. That’s why we love him!
Wendy Holmes
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