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. […]
Watch Out for Carpetbaggers Wanting to Buy Your Home
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 […]
What is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)?
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” […]
Selling Homes in the Midst of Crisis
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 […]