Most downsizing clients sell the family home and buy a smaller one that fits their new routine, and many choose to stay in the community they already love rather than leaving it. Single-floor floor plans, lower-maintenance yards, and condominium communities like Howland's The Legends are popular fits.
The alternatives are renting, which trades a mortgage for flexibility and freedom from maintenance, or moving to a senior community, which adds services and social structure. Each has real trade-offs in cost, control, and community.
I handle both sides of the transaction when you downsize: an honest, data-backed valuation of the home you are leaving, and the same protection on the one you are buying, from negotiation to a clean closing.
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Loan programs, rates, and program details change. Verify current terms with a lender before relying on anything here. I serve every buyer and seller equally, in line with the Fair Housing Act.