Brooke Borstell, Real Estate Advisor

Brooke Borstell, Real Estate Advisor Second generation realtor serving clients throughout MA & NH. Top notch service with a smile.

06/12/2026

The house you bought for your family three or four years ago made complete sense at the time. But families grow. Needs shift. And summer has this magical way of putting a giant spotlight on every single square foot you wish you had.

Here are the signs your home is trying to tell you something this summer ๐Ÿ‘‡
๐Ÿšช There is no good drop zone, and everyone just drops everything everywhere
๐Ÿ“š Homework, snacks, and soccer cleats are sharing the same counter space
๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ The living room cannot decide if it is a lounge, a playroom, or a gym
๐Ÿ›๏ธ The kids are sharing a room, and everyone has feelings about it
๐ŸŒฟ You are dreaming about a yard that actually has room to breathe
๐Ÿ˜ถ You avoid being home during certain hours because it just feels like too much

None of this means you made a wrong decision. It means you have outgrown a perfectly good chapter and you are ready for the next one. That is actually something to celebrate.

๐Ÿฅ‚ If this hits close to home right now, save this post for when you are ready to have that conversation. Your future self will thank you. ๐Ÿก

I want something so much better than that for you. ๐ŸคBecause this was never about a transaction. It was never about a num...
06/11/2026

I want something so much better than that for you. ๐Ÿค
Because this was never about a transaction. It was never about a number on a listing sheet or square footage on paper. It is about the way your family actually feels when they walk through the front door every single day.

The truth is, every single one of my clients comes to me thinking this is about selling a house. And every single one of them leaves knowing it was always about building a life that actually fits. ๐Ÿก

That is the whole job. That is why I show up every single day for the families I work with here in Massachusetts.

06/10/2026

I am not just your realtor. I am also a mom who gets it in a way that goes way beyond the job description. ๐Ÿค

This is the part of my story that makes me different. Not just as a realtor but as the person sitting across the table from you when everything feels like a lot. ๐ŸŒฟ
I built this career around my kids and my life, and I would not change a single thing about that because it made me exactly the kind of realtor my clients actually need.

This one is for the mom who loves her home deeply and is scared that letting go means losing something. ๐ŸคI hear this all...
06/09/2026

This one is for the mom who loves her home deeply and is scared that letting go means losing something. ๐Ÿค

I hear this all the time. "I don't want to sell the house where my kids took their first steps." And I get it. I really do. But here is what I want you to understand. The memories do not live in the walls. They live in your family. And the equity you have built in that home? That is your family's future sitting right there waiting to work for you. Right now in Massachusetts, the numbers might surprise you.
Families who bought just 3 to 5 years ago have built serious equity
๐Ÿ“ˆ That equity can become your down payment on the space your family actually needs
๐Ÿ”‘ The home that felt like the finish line might just be the best stepping stone you have.

Letting go of your first home is emotional. Nobody is going to pretend it isn't. But stepping into a home that fits your family right now is one of the best gifts you can give them. You built something beautiful there. Now let it build something even better for you.

06/05/2026

Sound familiar?
๐ŸŽ’ The hallway is an obstacle course before 8 am
๐ŸŠ Pool floats have taken over the living room
๐Ÿ’ป The "home office" is now also the playroom
๐Ÿ• The kitchen feels like it shrank overnight
๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ’จ Everyone is on top of each other, and it is only June

If you are nodding along to more than two of these, your family has not changed much at home. Your home has just stopped keeping up with your family. There is a big difference.
The good news?
You do not have to have it all figured out to start the conversation. That is what I am here for. No pressure, no pushy sales pitch, just real talk about what your next move could actually look like. ๐Ÿก

Drop a "tell me more" in the comments and let's chat. I promise it is way less overwhelming than you think. ๐Ÿ‘‡

Before you google "Realtor near me" at 11pm while the kids are finally asleep... swipe through this first. โžก๏ธBecause her...
06/04/2026

Before you google "Realtor near me" at 11pm while the kids are finally asleep... swipe through this first. โžก๏ธ

Because here's the thing nobody talks about,
Finding an agent who is technically qualified is not that hard. Finding an agent who actually GETS your life? That's a whole different search.

As a mom myself, I know what it looks like to try to sell a home while simultaneously keeping tiny humans alive, lunches packed, and the house looking like no one actually lives there for every single showing. ๐Ÿ˜‚

It's a LOT.
And the last thing you need is an agent who hands you a generic checklist and says "good luck!" ๐Ÿ™ƒ
You need someone who has already thought through ALL of it,
โœ”๏ธ Showings that work around school pickup
โœ”๏ธ Staging strategies that are actually realistic with kids and toys everywhere
โœ”๏ธ A clear plan so YOU always know what's happening and when
โœ”๏ธ Someone in your corner who responds fast and fights hard for your family

That's exactly why I do what I do. ๐Ÿก
If you're a busy mom in MA or NH who has been thinking about making a move but doesn't know where to even start, my DMs are always open.

No pressure. No scripts. Just a real conversation. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

May was a good month. Let me tell you about it. โœจThis is what happens when you hire an agent with a strategy.Here is wha...
06/03/2026

May was a good month. Let me tell you about it. โœจ
This is what happens when you hire an agent with a strategy.

Here is what we accomplished together in May:
๐Ÿก Expired listing in MA relisted, repriced, and reimagined. Multiple offers. Cash buyer. Sold over asking. In under a week. The right strategy changes everything.

๐Ÿก Candia, NH first time home buyers walked in on day one of showings and walked out with an accepted offer that night. PLUS negotiated their closing costs paid after inspection, which is genuinely rare in Southern NH right now.

๐Ÿก Lynn, MA strategic pricing, staging, and marketing turned into slammed open houses, multiple offers over asking, and incredibly strong terms. Happy sellers.

๐Ÿก Plaistow, NH cash offer. Over asking. 10 day closing. Two days on market. The seller was thrilled.

๐Ÿก Chelmsford, MA beat out multiple competing buyers to secure my first time home buyer their potential forever home. ๐Ÿฅน

This is not luck. This is a game plan built around YOUR goals from day one.
Drop a ๐Ÿก in the comments if one of these wins feels like the kind of support you have been looking for.

05/27/2026

POV: It's 6am and the mental to-do list is already three pages long before you've had a single sip of coffee. โ˜•๏ธ

To every woman out there trying to do it all today, I see you. Keep going.

And if you need someone in your corner who truly gets the chaos of making a big move while life is already full?

That's exactly what I'm here for. ๐Ÿก

Loving someone who works in real estate means... tolerating a lot. ๐Ÿ˜… But in all seriousness, I want to pull back the cur...
05/26/2026

Loving someone who works in real estate means... tolerating a lot. ๐Ÿ˜…

But in all seriousness, I want to pull back the curtain for a second.
Because I think people see the closing day photos and the happy clients and assume this job is all keys and champagne. And while those moments are everything to me ,there's so much that happens behind the scenes that nobody talks about.

The unknown calls at 9pm. ๐Ÿ“ฑ
The open houses with strangers walking through on a Sunday.
The negotiations that keep me up at night because I refuse to leave anything on the table for my clients.

The deals that fall apart for reasons completely out of my control, and still somehow feel like my fault.
The weight of knowing that the decisions made in a single phone call could affect someone's family for the next 30 years.

This job is heavy sometimes. And it's not always fair.
But here's what I also know, it is always, always worth it. ๐Ÿค

05/21/2026

7 things nobody tells you about selling your house when you have a toddler. ๐Ÿ‘‡ (And yes, #5 is going to make you feel SO seen ๐Ÿ˜…)

๐Ÿ  Your "clean house" window is approximately 4 minutes.
You just staged the living room. Your toddler just unstaged it. Repeat forever.

๐Ÿ˜ด Nap time becomes your most strategic asset.
Showings during nap time? That's the sweet spot. We plan around it โ€” because a well-rested toddler is the only toddler that cooperates.

๐Ÿšช Buyers WILL open every cabinet.
Yes, including the one where you shoved everything to "clean up." We prep for this.

๐Ÿ‘ƒ The smell of your home matters more than you think.
Between snacks, diapers, and whatever that mystery smell is in the playroom, we talk about this before we list. No judgment, just strategy. ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐Ÿ˜ฑ Your toddler might actually HELP you sell the house.
Buyers who are also parents? They're not turned off by the growth chart on the doorframe or the little handprints near the light switch. They see a family home, and that emotional connection? It sells. It really does.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Flexibility is everything.
Toddlers don't care about showing schedules. We build a plan that works around your real life, not the other way around.

โœจ You don't have to have a perfect house to get a great offer.
You just need the right strategy, the right prep, and an agent who gets it. ๐Ÿก

If you're sitting in the chaos right now wondering how on earth you're going to sell this house with tiny humans running around, I promise you, we figure it out together.

DM me and let's talk. ๐Ÿค

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Haverhill, MA
01830

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