Wade Thistlewood, Old Town real estate agent

Wade Thistlewood grew up on Front Street, four doors from the office he works in now.

His first job was sweeping the hardware store. His second was here in 2000, answering our phones. He has sold houses in Old Town for 24 years and has been inside most of them, which is how he knows whose boiler was replaced and whose wiring wasn't. He likes brick, alleys and porches that face west. He doesn't like surprises at inspection, so you'll hear about the foundation before you hear about the trim. Wade sits on the town's historic review board and can tell you what it will let you change.

Every old house here has a story about its furnace. I know most of them.

• Licensed since 2002
• Born and raised in Tellwater
• Sits on the Old Town historic review board