Community & Services

Wanting your vacation to continue well past your return date is a common feeling, but Provincetown has an allure that is hard to resist; the light, the ocean, and the gathering of your tribe.  As you meet new friends and chat with locals, you’ll find many a “local” is a “wash-a-shore” who came for a weekend and stayed a lifetime. 

If you’re wondering why some Provincetown visitors are more relaxed than you are, you’ll soon discover that they are Provincetown homeowners.  Relaxation is just one of the many joys of owning a home here.  Whether it be your primary residence or a pied a terre for you and yours, you’ll feel right at home.  The ease of visiting when you want for as long as you want during any season ups your relaxation quotient exponentially.  

Shopping for a home is as easy as strolling down Commercial Street.  You’ll saunter past a number of real estates agents where you can stop and window shop.  The friendly and expert real estate community would be thrilled to show you some opportunities and offer some advice.  Also consider Seashore Point (100 Alden Street, seashorepoint.org), a new continuing care community for the over-55 crowd. 

Step One:  Shop.  SeasCape Realty (405 Commercial Street, seascaperealty.com), Thomas D. Brown Real Estate (374 Commercial Street, thomasdbrown.com), Beachfront Realty (139 Commercial Street, beachfront-realty.com), Atlantic Bay Sotheby’s International Realty (168 Commercial Street, atlanticbaysir.com, Coldwell Banker, Shultz Real Estate (406 Commercial Street, patshultz.com), Harborside Realty (154 Commercial Street, harborsiderealty.com), Peter Karl & Associates Real Estate (1 Winthrop Street, ptownproperties.com) and Provincetown Realty Group (244 Commercial Street, 508-487-5655)  are more than happy to get you started.

Step Two:  Money.  Don’t worry your pretty little curls - Provincetown is not Mayberry.  You won’t be asking Joe’s Mortgages for a home loan.  Some of the best are right here.

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank (345 Main Street, Wellfleet, capecodfive.com),  Sherwood Mortgage Company (1 Court Street, #1, sherwoodmortgage.com) , TD BankNorth (103 Shank Painter Road,), and Seamen’s Bank (221 Commercial Street, seamensbank.com.  Don’t forget appraisals - Asher Appraisal Service (508-487-1177). 

Step Three: The lawyer,the insurer, and the CPA.  These folks will make sure your new purchase is protected and that you’ve signed on all the dotted lines. Benson Young & Downs Insurance Agency (56 Howland Street, byandd.com), Bryden & Sullivan Agency of Truro (154 Shore Road, North Truro, brydenandsullivan.com/truro), Fireside Insurance Agency (10 Shank Painter Common, firesideinsurance.com),  Karen R. DePalma Attorney at Law (2 Harry Kemp Road, karendepalma.com),  Nancy C. Correia , Attorney at Law (34 Conwell Street, 508-487-4835), and John Medeiros, CPA (2 Harry Kemp Way, 508-487-1020). 

Once you’re settled into your new home away from home you’ll find that Provincetown offers superior services to settle you.  Need a property manager?  Look no further than Kenroku Ishiwata Property Management (43 Commercial Street, 508-487-8803), Peter’s Property Management (508-487-0399), Provincetown Property Watch (54A West Vine Street, ptownpw.com) and J & S Management (508-487-2331).  You’ll need essentials, turn to Cape Cod Oil Company (227 Route 6, 508-487-0205) or Marcey Oil Company (37 Franklin Street, 508-487-0219).  Improvements? Provincetown Woodworks (53 Bradford Street, provincetownwoodworks.com) and William Ingraham Cabinet Maker (508-487-3398). Plumbing? Michael Monaghan Plumbing (988 Crowells Bog Road, Brewster, 508-896-1796).  Immaculate Projection Cleaning (em_cherin@yahoo.com) will keep you dust free. 

Spending more time here will also mean, alas, that you might need to work from here.  No worries.  A fine selection of business support services are at your door.  Commercial Ventures (508-487-1800) specializes in promotional products, Cyber Cove (135 Bradford Street, cybercove.com) has a wide range of shipping services, copying, printer supplies, and internet access, and SLF Computing Solutions (25 Nelson Avenue, 508-487-3216) offers a full range of computer services for your home or business.  can provide you with all the help you need to work with a smile on your face. 

Alright, you’re all set up, you’re a Provincetown resident.  Time for you.  Provincetown Dental Associates (86 Harry Kemp Way, 508-487-9936) and outer Cape Health Services (49 Harry Kemp Way, outercape.org), chiropractor David Moulton (11 Johnson Street, 508-487-1668) and optometrist  Mark Schiffman (120 Bradford Street, 508-487-4333) can keep you healthy. You’re welcome on Sundays to worship at the Universalist Unitarian Meeting House (236 Commercial Street, uumh.org) and the Provincetown United Methodist Church (20 Shank Painter Road, provincetownumc.org).

Stay informed with WOMR Radio (womr.org) and the Provincetown Banner (provincetownbanner.com). 

Welcome, Provincetown resident.  We’re thrilled you’re here.