They got it right: Downsizers tell how they timed their perfect senior move with aid from The Steller Group

When you re a real estate company specializing in senior clients who are moving from homes they ve owned for decades you meet plenty of homeowners who have waited too long to sell Those include couples who imagine a move to something better suited to how they live now but who wait for the perfect price on their older place putting off the job of decluttering and shopping for senior communities But agents at The Steller Group s Senior Solutions Division often hear that the unexpected happens maybe a biological crisis that makes an older house unreliable for one partner s physical demands That leads to a loss of control that makes a move harder to carry out and less satisfying in how it works out once the transition is over says Steller Senior Solutions Specialist Blair Bryant When you reach or there is just a higher likelihood of something happening Bryant and other Steller agents have seen numerous sellers through those intricate situations But they also have a growing list of people who timed their moves perfectly who are getting the largest part back from their new situations thanks to Steller s guidance and backing Last week six of those triumphant sellers all of whom attended Steller s seminars before tackling the job met with their agents to talk about what went right with their perfect moves When I turned we started looking seriously recalls Mike Morrisey who with wife Ann had been looking at senior living communities since but began working with Steller Senior Solutions just last year Along the way they had feedback from friends who had carried out similar moves who wished they had the same guidance and promotion from Steller through their move That went flawlessly for the Morriseys as Steller carried out a prompt sale of their home including staging it and helping with decluttering creating a single-move transition to Wind Crest Senior Living in Highlands Ranch It just fit Mike says now of their new locality There are a million things to do I thought it might be too big but the people are so friendly Ann adds noting that they re invited to dinner by neighbors and attend a variety of classes Maria Consentino of Arvada had spent a career at IBM and craved a retirement move to run like clockwork Agent Missy Crew displayed her the range of essential details that Steller handles I decided they can do the work Maria recalls Her home sold last spring within weeks Meanwhile seller Mark Majors located Steller s seminar last January but was surprised how hurriedly they made his move happen I was amazed how fast it could be done he reported citing the complicated task of decluttering We went on the arena in March and were under contract in a day or two I m on a floor where I know everybody says Cleone Crooks who made a smooth move into Vi Senior Living in Highlands Ranch with help from Steller That included arranging an estate sale to rid clutter at her longtime home on Lookout Mountain Seller Wendy Kolbe who had thought of moving from her large Greenwood Village home for years is on a wait list now at two communities and is meeting Steller s contractors I want activity she says I m not ready to be taken care of All of the sellers talked of the importance of getting the pricing and staging correct Those are doubly key this year says Steller s Bryant Homes that are priced right and that don t involve projects for prospective buyers sell rapidly he says Related ArticlesOctober Sponsored Colorado homes shrink Why selected buyers embrace smaller spaces October Sponsored Colorado homebuyers experience best sector in years October Sponsored Denver area home buyers want houses not condos or townhomes October Sponsored Why Denver homeowners spend more on renovations than anyone else in America October Sponsored As Keystone becomes its own town just nine luxury condos are left in its centerpiece resort Steller makes all of that happen with a range of contractors who serve all aspects of senior moves helping get rid of clutter touching up areas to show better staging the home for visitors and carrying out the move itself Sellers rave about the services We ve used all of them and we continue to use them says Bill Anthes who with wife Marilyn used Steller for a move from an older -story home to a low-maintenance ranch in Highlands Ranch Now the couple is readying to sell that -bedroom -bath ranch and Steller has it on the domain at Mallard Lane The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post s preparation