Moving On: A Different Phase of Life

My client Rebecca originally listed her house with another realtor. But it was priced too high, there was no movement or interest for six months, and she and her ex-husband became anxious to sell. It was a beautiful, 120-year old Uptown home with amazing architectural details and character. But she was worried that something major would break at any moment, and she’d be on the hook to fix it. Says Rebecca, “I felt like I was a hair away from disaster.”

Out with the Old

Through a friend and family connection, Rebecca turned to me for help, and I listed the house at a new price. As old homes go, issues do arise, and on the day of our first open house, a pipe broke. I sprang into action, and with my long list of trusted resources and vendors, I called in a plumber and had the leak fixed within hours.

On top of that, we had a great offer within 10 days!

Explains Rebecca, “Tracey’s a force! She handled everything, holding my hand and getting me through it all. I’m not good at any of this. But she’s so professional, punctual, skilled, and methodical -- telling me exactly what I needed to do and when, and making the entire process as easy as possible.”

There was a lot of back and forth negotiation with the buyers, but we worked out all the kinks, so that Rebecca could move on.

In with the New

We found a newly constructed, low-maintenance home in Jefferson that was the perfect antidote, and Rebecca was thrilled. To make sure punch list items were taken care of, I walked through with a roll of blue tape, marking things we wanted the owner to address.

Adds Rebecca, “Tracey went back to the owners a few times with suggestions and asks, and then successfully negotiated a price reduction. I wanted a nice, quiet, safe neighborhood, and I needed everything to be less expensive. Going from a 120-year old house to a brand new home, it’s been amazing. I cried at the closing on my old house – I’d raised three children there. But now I love this new house so much. It’s just a different phase of life.”

I have to laugh when Rebecca had this say:

“My god, this woman! Tracey’s just really f*%king good at what she does! She’s on it, and nothing goes unnoticed. She has amazing attention to detail, and she’ll be the one I recommend all the time.”

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