Lisa Sevajian, EXP Realtor, #1 Brokerage in the US

09/25/2026

Parents, the struggle is real.

Do you buy the perfect house with ok schools, or the ok house with great schools?

If this is on your mind, you aren't alone.

I struggled to make the decision twice when moving with kids. Once I picked the school district. Once I picked the house.

Here's what I know now: they won't remember the counters. They'll remember Taco Tuesday.

Before you make an offer, check four things:

1. Which school that exact address goes to
2. The drive at 7:30 on a school morning
3. The whole lifestyle: taxes, commute, heating, utilities, school expenses
4. Your Plan B: school choice, lotteries, charter school spots and tuition can all change year to year

The full guide for parents is here: https://www.soldbylsg.com/blog/schools-or-the-house

Tell me the two towns you're torn between. Let's figure it out together.

Lisa Sevajian | Realtor + Real Estate Agent | eXp Realty

Torn between the house you want and the school district you want in Northern Massachusetts or Southern New Hampshire? A practical framework to compare real cost, commute, school fit, and flexibility before you buy.

09/15/2026

🏡 If every 55+ home you’ve toured has felt too small, too close or simply not like you this is the one to see in southern NH.

See it here ➡️
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You’re ready for life to feel easier.

You’re not ready to sacrifice the privacy, space and pride you feel in your home.

Too many 55+ options ask you to trade a simpler lifestyle for shared walls and cramped rooms.

📍32 Birch Circle in Brentwood, NH is different.

This free-standing ranch condominium gives you single-level living with the privacy and spaciousness of a single-family home.

✨ Approximately 2,325 square feet of finished living space

✨ Vaulted living room with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace

✨ First-floor primary suite and an open kitchen with gas cooking

✨ Finished walkout lower level with office, workshop, exercise and flex spaces

✨ Two-car garage, farmer’s porch, elevated deck and stone fire pit
All of this sits in a peaceful, private setting surrounded by nature at the sought-after Mill Pond Crossing 55+ community.

Your next chapter can be easier without feeling smaller.

📍 32 Birch Circle | Brentwood, NH

💰 Offered at $549,900

🏡 Open House Sunday 11:00–12:30

Presented by John Burns REALTOR®, with Lisa Sevajian and The Lisa Sevajian Group at eXp Realty—a team recognized among the top 1.5% of Realtors nationwide, with expertise featured by Forbes, USA Today, WCVB and The Boston Globe.

When your next move is this important, you deserve experienced guidance and a home that doesn’t ask you to compromise.

09/15/2026

You own a house. You just fell in love with another one. What do you do?

My sellers were right there. They needed the money from closing their old house to buy the new one. The same day.

No bridge loan. No rent-back. No place to land if the morning closing slipped even an hour.

Their first question to me was the one everybody asks:

"What happens if the buyer's side is late?"

Here is what happened instead.

Three attorneys. Two mortgage companies. Three real estate agents. Two closings, one moving truck, one day in Lawrence, MA.

I did not leave any of it to chance. I built the timeline backward from the second closing, then called every person on the list every week until the day came.

It moved on time. They slept in the new house that night.

I have guided hundreds of families through selling and buying at the same time, and the same three things decide whether the day works or falls apart.

Can you sell your house and buy a new one on the same day in Massachusetts?

Yes, when the timeline is built before the offer, not after.

What I lock down first:

The closing order, in writing, on both contracts.

The wire timing between the two attorneys.

A backup plan for the truck if the morning slips.

If you are thinking about selling and buying at once, I am teaching a free class on exactly this. Tuesday, September 29, 10 to 11 AM ET on Zoom. Comment SEAT and I will send you the link.

Would you take the same-day closing, or would you want a few days of breathing room in between?

Lisa Sevajian | Realtor + Real Estate Agent | eXp Realty
9784573406

Helping every person buying or selling in Andover, North Andover, the Merrimack Valley, Northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

09/15/2026

We save our house hunters money. Here’s how.

Buying a home in Massachusetts or New Hampshire? Meet our LSG Trifecta Offer.

Life is changing. It’s time to move, but rates are higher than you want?

Ya, so? Let’s look at what we CAN do.

Remember COVID? Low rates helped bring buyers out, supply was tight, and prices skyrocketed. Waiting for lower rates doesn’t guarantee a better deal.

Look for houses sitting three weeks or longer in a location you love. Floors that need sanding. Wallpaper. Old lighting. Older cabinets. An overgrown yard.

Check the value. Price out the work. Then negotiate.

1. Help with mortgage payments.

Could we ask for $10,000 toward a temporary buydown for one or two years? Your lender does the math. The seller funds part of those early payments.

“Date the rate”? Ignore that. You need to afford the full payment when the help ends, even if you can’t refinance.

Do not, and I mean do not, pay for a permanent buydown without knowing how long it takes to earn that money back in savings.

2. Help with closing costs.

Could we ask for $15,000 toward eligible closing costs? That could keep $15,000 of YOUR money in YOUR bank account for improvements or a cushion.

These amounts are examples. Your lender must confirm the total credits allowed and what they can cover.

Improvements can build equity. We check the math before calling it “instant equity.”

3. Make your inspection work for you.

Health or safety issues? Ask for repairs and negotiate a solution. Their issue doesn’t need to become your headache.

Have conventional PMI? If your value rises, ask your mortgage servicer about removal requirements before paying for an appraisal.

Keep your credit strong. Be careful with new debt. Ask your lender when refinancing would save enough to justify the costs.

Want houses where we could try this?

Message me your town and budget. I’ll look for the ones worth a closer look.

09/14/2026

140 Andover homeowners reduced their price in the last year.

My sellers were worried they might be next if we didn’t time it right.

They waited longer than they wanted to list.

They had watched neighbors sell for less.

They were afraid they had missed their moment.

They had not missed anything.

The price was still solid.

What needed to change was how the house showed to buyers.

Before we list, I walked the house again looking for the small things that change how buyers see the value.

Not a renovation list.

Not a blank check.

We fixed a few low-cost things.

We planned how the home would show.

Then we will priced it right around what buyers are actually paying in Andover, Massachusetts, not just what nearby homes had sold for.

My job is not to hand you a project list.

It is to tell you what buyers will notice, what will make them hesitate, and where a small spend has a real chance to come back to you.

OR to help you decide what price sells it AS IS - easy.

Thinking about selling in Andover, North Andover, or the Merrimack Valley?

Let's walk through your house together before you spend a dollar on it that you don’t need to.

Lisa Sevajian | Realtor + Real Estate Agent | eXp Realty

Helping every person buying or selling in Andover, North Andover, the Merrimack Valley, Northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

09/13/2026

My home buyers found the one in Haverhill and told me the number they would stretch to. I thought we could get it for less.

Before we wrote the offer, I asked them one question:

"If I can get it for you at a lower price, do you want me to try?"

More homes were coming on the market in Haverhill every week, and some sellers were starting to feel it. Other buyers loved this house too, so I built the offer so we could come up if the seller pushed back.

After 19 years and helping almost 2,000 families, I can feel when a price is a little too high.

This one was.

We went in lower.

The seller said yes.

I didn't think we would need to come up, and we didn't.

My buyers got the house for less than they had already decided they were willing to pay.

So, should you offer below asking price when buying a home in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

In this case, yes.

In general? Sometimes.

I look at four things before we write that number:

How many homes are for sale?
How long has this one been sitting?
What have similar homes actually sold for?
How motivated is the seller?

Some weeks the right call is asking price on day one. Some weeks it's over asking. Some weeks there's room to negotiate.

My job isn't to find out the most you'll spend and then spend it.

It's to know the house, the seller and the local real estate market well enough to know when to compete, and when to hold back.

Would you have gone straight to your ceiling, or asked me to try first?

Lisa Sevajian | Realtor + Real Estate Agent | eXp Realty
Helping every person buying or selling in Andover, North Andover, Haverhill, the Merrimack Valley, Northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

Note for you...
Battlegrounds has the best turkey sandwich around (the Yorktown). They also make an awesome latte.

☕ | Haverhill, MA

09/12/2026

🍽️ Hidden gem Sevmar….

This place is more than a hidden gem — it's home cooking but out. You went out to dinner, but the food still feels good. If you've been, you know exactly what I mean.

Tucked into a small strip mall off the road, it's the kind of spot you'd never expect to find. And the best small businesses? They're the ones with a present owner who cares. Jocelyn is the perfect example. Whether I'm bringing in my real estate partners, meeting with clients, or out for date night with my husband, she's always so welcoming. It feels personal every single time.

What to order:
🥗 Grape leaves — a must
🥣 Hummus — the best around
🔥 Kebabs — amazing
🍤 Fattoush salad with shrimp (I know how it sounds, but it's pretty damn exciting)
🐟 Haddock for me

Pro tip: the burger that's on the lunch menu IS available at dinner — and my husband loves it. 🍔

Go find it. You'll thank me.

09/12/2026

🍽️ Hidden gem alert: Jocelyn's by Sevmar in Methuen.

This place is more than a hidden gem — it's home cooking but out. You went out to dinner, but the food still feels good. If you've been, you know exactly what I mean.

Tucked into a small strip mall off the road, it's the kind of spot you'd never expect to find. The best small businesses I always find are the ones with a present owner who cares. Jocelyn is the perfect example. Whether I'm bringing in my real estate partners, meeting with clients, or out for date night with my husband, she's always so welcoming. It feels personal every single time.

What to order:
🥗 Grape leaves — a must
🥣 Hummus — the best around
🔥 Kebabs — amazing
🍤 Fattoush salad with shrimp (I know how it sounds it's a salad how exciting can it be - but it's pretty damn exciting)
🐟 Haddock for me

Pro tip: the burger that's on the lunch menu IS available at dinner — and my husband loves it. 🍔

Go find it. You'll thank me.

📍 Jocelyn's by Sevmar, Methuen MA
📞 (978) 258-0190
🌐 jocelynsbysevmar.com

09/11/2026

Two types of house hunters walk into my office. Those with a plan. Those without.

You want to be the first type. Trust me.

Because one day, out of the blue, the perfect house will come along. You will call me and tell me to get it for you, and I will leap into action.

What happens next is up to you. If you have a plan, we move. If you do not, we scramble. And while we scramble, the market moves. The house you could have afforded on the day you sold now costs you more and finances at a higher payment. Those are real risks.

Five ways to buy and sell at the same time in Massachusetts and New Hampshire:

Extended closing plus rent-back
Contingent offer
Bridge or HELOC
Buy-before-sell programs like Knock and Homeward
Sell first and rent

Real seller stories inside. The Planner. The guy who said it would all be fine. The one who wanted to really be sure. What worked. What did not. What it cost.

Full playbook: https://www.soldbylsg.com/blog/buy-and-sell/

I will guide you home.

Lisa Sevajian
978.457.3406
[email protected]