Thursday, 23 January 2025
Friends make life better! Do you ever wonder what life could be like with less stress, more connection, and a renewed sense of purpose? That’s exactly what my client found when she decided to downsize—and her story might inspire your next move too.
Nancy lived alone for a couple years since her husband passed away. Meal times were especially lonely. She’d make dinner, turn on the TV just for background noise and wouldn’t even realize she was eating.
The lack of stimulation and conversation was taking its toll. What she really missed too was being needed, having a purpose. She had PSW’s come over a couple times a week, but for the most part she was alone with her little dog.
Nancy would hop in the car, get her hair done, do her shopping, visit friends and go to exercise classes but still every time she came back to an empty house.
We met when I did a presentation in April 2024 at a local retirement community about things to consider when you’re downsizing.
She gave me her contact information. I followed up with her a couple days later to see how she liked my presentation and she asked me to come over and give her more information and to assess her home’s value.
After a lengthy discussion and getting to know each other better over a couple cups of tea, she said “You know you’re going to be my real estate agent, right? Is that ok?” I responded, “Absolutely. I’m so glad we met.”
Nancy said she’d keep in touch and planned to sell the coming January 2025, giving her lots of time to prepare. However, things changed when she had a fall a few weeks later so the time line was moved up very quickly.
“Can you help me get the house ready in a couple weeks?” She asked. I told her absolutely. We'll do it together.
She had a lot of items to find a new home for as well. I gave her a couple estate sale contacts and offered my help as well. She was able to donate or sell everything she needed to!
I arranged everything to get the house ready & we got it listed. Because we were prepared, the home sold in less than 30 days for a great price to the perfect buyer.
She is now living happily at one of our best retirement communities. She loves having her own space, one bill each month instead of a dozen, and no worries if she falls again.
Best of all, she’s making new friends and her favourite part is that she’s having meaningful conversations and learning new things through activities and outings.
Ready for a lifestyle change? Message me and let's chat about my process.
