09/17/2026
First, we found their forever home. Then we had to sell the home that helped them get there 🏡
After helping my family, Lucy, Sheldon, & their 3 kids - purchase their new home on Beverly Blvd., it was time to sell their first home at 615 Royal Avenue.
Relationships are built on trust - & trust is earned over time. They trusted me with both sides of a pretty major life transition, & I knew exactly how much this sale mattered to what came next.
Lucy + Sheldon had been incredible stewards of this home. On paper, it was a 3-bedroom, 1-bath Royal Oak bungalow with a basement + 1-car garage. And there are plenty of homes that check those same boxes.
But buyers don't buy a checklist. They buy the whole house.
Inside, they had made thoughtful improvements over the years: a new kitchen, luxury bathroom, refinished hardwood floors, antique hardware, & hand-selected fixtures that gave the home its own personality.
At the same time, we couldn't ignore the other side of the equation: the roof would eventually need replacement & the furnace was older.
That's where pricing strategy comes in.
We talked through all of it - the improvements, condition, major systems, comparable sales, & what buyers would be comparing us against. Then we chose a price designed to attract attention rather than simply asking, “What's the highest number we can put on it?”
Before hitting the market, my listing services included a professional home clean, professional photography, & drone photography so the house could show up looking its best from day one.
The result?
5 offers.
Inspection negotiated.
Appraisal cleared.
And a closing price $40,000 over asking.
Now those proceeds get to move right along with them - reinvested into the Beverly Blvd. home where they're starting their next chapter.
That's the part of move-up real estate I love: the sale of one home isn't the finish line. It's part of the plan for what comes next.
Two houses, a whole lot of moving pieces, & one pretty great next chapter. I’ve enjoyed every minute of the ride.
