An odd thing happened in my real estate business this summer. Orphaned Pianos.  Everywhere.  Every home.  It seemed that every home I listed had a traditional piano to sell. To donate. To give away. To … please someone take it.  At one point I had five homes listed with homeowners desperately trying to re-home their […]

If you’re just jumping into this Blog series, I encourage you to go back and read Parts 1-3.  I’ve been sharing about my experiences as a residential Realtor® working with the Over-55 homeowner.  No matter how much we love a cherished home, age and health catches often force a decision to consider downsizing.  Relationship problems […]

In last week’s blog I started the discussion about a Realtor’s® commission.  If you have interest, go back, and read Part 1.  This week I’m breaking down the difference between the check at the closing table and the income of a real estate agent.   I will give you statistics, then I will give you […]

Last week I wrote about the reluctant spouse.  One party in a household sees a need to downsize, the other does not.  The inability to agree causes great friction and pain in the relationship.   If you are the spouse who sees a need to downsize, what can you do?   I will start with […]

I recently followed a thread on social media.  A frustrated Buyer was complaining about her inability to purchase a home after making “great” offers on four houses.  The owners of these homes are “money hungry” and “greedy” she said. The writer went on to say the homeowners “don’t know what it’s like” and are “selfish” […]

Let me start by saying that I’m a huge Dave Ramsey fan.  Dave Ramsey, founder of Ramsey Solutions and a get-out-of-debt guru, is all about staying debt-free and living a cash-only lifestyle.   I agree, debt-free is the way to go.  In a perfect world none of us would have debt.  But I live in a […]