Case Study: How We Helped Empty Nesters Sell Their Family Home
By Scott Morris
Transitioning into the empty nest stage of life can be challenging for many people, especially if it comes with other major changes like selling your family home. Rhonda and Tim had done a great job maintaining their home over the years, which helped our team as we prepared it for sale. Here’s just one example of an empty nest couple we recently helped sell their family home.
The Clients
Rhonda and Tim were empty nesters looking to sell their home of 30 years. (1)
The Goal
Choosing to sell their home was an emotional decision for this couple. It was the same home they had raised their children in, and many special memories had been made both in the home and the surrounding neighborhood.
Rhonda and Tim knew they wanted to downsize, but also make sure they got the most value possible out of such a meaningful piece of property.
The Outcome
Rhonda and Tim had done a great job maintaining the home over the years, which helped our SRM Real Estate team as we prepared it for sale.
We discussed sensible improvements to bring the home to the next level, transforming it with a fresh and modern feel we believed would appeal more to prospective buyers. With our clients’ sign-off, we made minor repairs, painted, and staged the home.
Next we chose a strategic pricing plan we believed would elicit multiple offers. Our strategy worked. We received 7 offers total and sold the home for $342,500 over the asking price!
Through our Equity Maximizer Program, we offer our sellers a flat-fee solution to avoid high commissions when selling their home. In this case, Rhonda and Tim saved $91,125 by using our services.
They were thrilled with the outcome of their selling experience, and even left us this review:
“Scott is a very experienced agent whose advice and honesty were greatly appreciated. He guided us through the preparation of our home for the market. He provided painters, stagers, handymen, and other facilitators. And most importantly, the advice that he gave us regarding pricing and strategy worked beautifully. We felt as though we received the maximum amount that our home was worth.”
Are You Thinking About Selling Your Home?
Selling your home doesn’t have to be nerve-wracking or stressful, even if you are an empty nester moving on from 30 years of memories. At SRM Real Estate Group, we are honored to work with our clients to save them time and money through every real estate experience.
We will also donate to a charity of your choice! Supporting your favorite charity helps us grow a pretty awesome community of people like you and continue our mission as a social-purpose company. Reach out to us at 818-262-3695 or connect@srmrealestategroup.com or you can schedule a no-obligation introductory call online. We can’t wait to connect with you!
About Scott
After his son’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, Scott’s life took on a new meaning. He created a purpose-driven business model to put people before profits. With each successful closing, he donates a portion of his earnings to his client’s preferred charity and to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Scott’s passion and innovative approach to real estate is found in the promise he makes to every client: when you partner with the SRM team, you’ll save money, time, and together we’ll change lives.
Scott Morris is the Founder and CEO of SRM Real Estate Group, a Los Angeles real estate and mortgage company that does things differently. To learn more about Scott, connect with him on LinkedIn. You can also watch his latest webinar to find out how to be the smartest seller on your block.
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(1) Names changed for confidentiality