Heather James

Empty Nesters

When children leave the family home, parents often discover that the home is too large for their needs, and consider the prospect of downsizing. It's a perfect solution to reducing expenses like mortgage payments, property taxes, home maintenance, and utility bills. Downsizing also enables you to free up the grown equity in your home to put towards improving your lifestyle by freeing you to travel more, invest in a vacation home, help your children or grandchildren with their education or ??

I will help you through every step of the process - including everything from helping you get the highest possible price for your existing home to finding a new home that best meets your needs. I will do that in a way that is respectful and efficient: bring in other professionals to help you decide what to keep (and how), maximize your house price, strategize for the "when" based on historical and current market conditions, and others.

Comments from those that have undergone this process all include the word "freedom: from stuff, to travel, of time!" One senior now keeps a suitcase of Travel clothes, and a closet of Canadian clothes and has given most of everything else to her family and relatives. Now she walks and travels the world knowing that her condo home base is well taken care of, her valuable possessions have become her legacy for the family to enjoy now, and she is free to pursue her passions.