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Candid Conversations About Retirement Village Living

August 15, 2017 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

When it’s time to consider moving to a retirement village, people often focus on what may be left behind: a house filled with memories where children were raised, milestones celebrated, and the stage of life it represented.   But by looking only at what might be lost, all to be gained is often overshadowed.   […]

Filed Under: 55+ Neighborhoods, Community Resources, Senior Living Tagged With: CCRC, Epworth Villa, planning for senior living, senior living, senior living options

Watch Out for Carpetbaggers Wanting to Buy Your Home

July 13, 2016 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

I recently had a conversation with a friend and real estate colleague who mentioned that their real estate team was calling around neighborhoods and offering to purchase homes. Their approach is to make an “as-is” cash offer at a fair price with a fast or flexible closing date. I have also had people show me […]

Filed Under: 55+ Neighborhoods, Empowered decisions, Real estate

What is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)?

May 17, 2015 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

Continuing care communities with life-care contracts afford independent senior adults the ability to live on the same campus throughout their lives, moving through varying levels of care — as needed — until death. The Oklahoma City metro area is fortunate enough to have several beautiful and established Life Care communities! Although Continuing Care Communities offering “life care” […]

Filed Under: 55+ Neighborhoods, Senior Living Tagged With: 55+ housing, CCRC, Oklahoma City, retirement community, senior living

Selling Homes in the Midst of Crisis

January 10, 2015 by Nikki Buckelew 1 Comment

In my psychology studies over the years, I have read multiple scientific research articles stating that the vast majority of us intend to live independently and in our own homes (current home) until we die. “Personally, if I had a dollar for every person who told me in my 20+ years in real estate that […]

Filed Under: 55+ Neighborhoods, Caregivers, Real estate, Senior Living Tagged With: 55+ housing, 55+ neighborhoods, CCRC, Independent Living, mature moves, real estate market, Skilled Care

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August 8, 2016

The hardest part of the move for me was the downsizing -- the easiest part was the move itself. When friends or family would ask if I needed help, my reply was that Nikki and Chris had it covered. No one, especially friends who had moved recently, could believe how non-stressed I was and how smooth the move went. My move manager was there the last two days to make sure all would go smoothly on moving day. Continue Reading

5/5 Stars.

Judy Cawthon
Excellent move management services
October 4, 2017

There was good communication and customer service, and excellent move management services. I particularly appreciated and what most valuable to us, was having someone help us decide what to take with us and what to leave behind. I feel that having the move all coordinated and not having to do things separately was very helpful. Continue Reading

5/5 Stars.

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M. Goldner
Incredible compassion and connection
October 4, 2017

The communication and customer service was fantastic and that the move management services were terrific. My overall experience was amazing and I appreciated that each individual we had contact with within the team cared about people more than just wanting to get the job done. My friend can be difficult and the team was very Continue Reading

5/5 Stars.

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K. Foster
Friend
Fantastic experience
October 4, 2017

The whole experience was excellent, they met everything we expected them to do and there are a few things that Nikki and Chris did that we didn’t think of. I am a very inpatient person and I appreciated the professionalism and knowledge of what could and was going to take place. They addressed questions I Continue Reading

5/5 Stars.

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P. Lekawski
Son
Appreciate the turn-key move services
October 6, 2017

I appreciated the move management the best and have recommended it to other people because of the great job they did. Continue Reading

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