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Case Studies Navigating Change with Compassion: Facilitating a Smooth Transition for an Elderly Homeowner Problem: Assisting an Elderly Homeowner in Making a Delicate Transition while Preserving Autonomy Our seller client is an elderly woman who lived in her home alongside her late husband for 40 years. With no children to inherit the property, she faced the challenging decision of selling her beloved home. However, the emotional attachment to her […]
Case Studies Finding Home Far from Home: Navigating a Cross-Country Move and Transforming a Fixer-Upper How Marie Presti and The Presti Group Guided First-Time Homebuyers from California Purchase and Renovate Their Dream Home in Massachusetts Problem: We were referred by a previous client to help their friends who were moving from California to Massachusetts and wanted to purchase a home. Since they were first-time homebuyers and unfamiliar with the process, […]
Case Studies Navigating the Home Upgrade Dilemma: How One Family Found a Solution for a Smooth Move Timing it Right: Selling Your Home; Buying a New One Problem: A young couple with two children had the age-old dilemma: they wanted to upgrade to a larger home but needed to sell their Newton condo first. They had three options after accepting an offer: ask for a delayed closing to give them time to […]
Case Studies From Budget Constraints to Dream Home: How Thinking Outside the Box Led These First-Time Home Buyers to Success Expanding Possibilities By Widening the Geographical Net  Problem: These first-time home buyers wanted to move out of Boston and into a single-family with plenty of indoor and outdoor space for their family of four. They were on a limited budget and hoped to find a fixer-upper that the wife’s brother could renovate. They had their […]
Case Studies Navigating the Real Estate Rollercoaster: When Plan A Falters, Plan B Leads to Success Knowing When It’s Time to Pursue Plan B Problem: I suggested that my clients, who were going through a divorce, put their lovely large colonial in Newton on the market for $1,520,000 and I marketed it aggressively, including a 3D online tour. After two weeks, we got an offer that was slightly lower than asking […]
Case Studies Embracing the Unexpected: How an Open Mind Led to Finding the Perfect Home Staying Open to Possibilities, Even When the Home Doesn’t Check All the Boxes Problem: My clients previsouly sold their Newton condo with The Presti Group, well above asking price, moved into a rental and were now looking in the same school district for a larger home. However, there were limited properties on the market that […]
Case Studies Charm and Competition: How a Transformed Newton Victorian Ignited a Bidding War Newton Victorian Inspires a Bidding War Problem: The 1,800-square-feet, 150-year-old Newton Mansard Victorian was loaded with charm, generally well-maintained, but it had some issues that needed to be addressed. The wide plank pine floors, which were original to the home, were splitting. A parquet floor in the entryway looked dated and shag carpeting masked the […]
Case Studies Navigating Obstacles: How Creative Negotiation Saved the Day for a First-Time Homebuyer on the South Shore Saving a Deal Threatened by Asbestos Insulation Problem: He was a first-time buyer, looking for a home on the South Shore for under $400,000 in early May. My client and his girlfriend fell in love with a charming 100-year-old single family, but so did a lot of other people. At $385,000, it was priced to […]
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Case Studies From Doubt to Delight: How Strategic Staging and Marketing Led to a Successful Sale in Waltham Ambivalence Turns into Elation  Problem: The two-bedroom Waltham colonial had been in our client’s family for three generations and he had a strong emotional attachment to it. Although he was ready for the next chapter — moving south with several other family members — he was ambivalent about selling. Would he be amenable to our […]
Case Studies From Setbacks to Success: How Tenacity and Vision Led to Finding the Perfect Home in Burlington When the Going Got Tough, We Pressed On Problem: They were young, first-time buyers, hoping to purchase a single-family home in the Burlington-Bedford-Billerica area for under $650,000. That’s a tricky price point in those towns. And then came several setbacks: their bids on three homes were declined and a fourth one was accepted, but then […]
Case Studies Breathing New Life Into a Dated Newton Colonial Problem: Unexpectedly, the owner of a large colonial in Newton had to move into a nursing home and her siblings were tasked with selling her home. She had lived in the house for many decades and it was packed to the gills with possessions.  The whole place needed brightening up, including the furnishings — which […]
Case Studies Guiding with Care: Protecting Clients from Emotional Pitfalls in the Home Buying Journey Looking for a new home can be a very emotionally charged experience. Sometimes you have to protect clients from decisions that aren’t in their best interest. Problem: Years ago, our client had fallen in love with a house, but the deal had fallen through at the last minute and she had been devastated. Fast forward […]
Case Studies Boosting Home’s Appeal: How Design Adjustments Transformed a Natick Property and Ignited Buyer Interest Helping a contractor make design adjustments to boost home’s appeal Problem: A contractor building a new home in Natick was not getting any bites for the property. Typically, contractors try to pre-sell a home before it is completed to avoid the cost of owning it post-construction. This one asked several agents, including me, to view the […]
Case Studies Building Dreams on a Budget: How Creative Solutions Made a Dream Home a Reality Affording a dream home on a budget Problem: Our clients’ must-have list read like this: new construction, four bedrooms, a wow-worthy kitchen, a barn (to function as an entertainment hub), and a large lot — quite a challenge considering they were looking in the $750,000 range and didn’t want to be too far from Boston. […]
Case Studies Snowstorm Aftermath: Balancing Repairs and Timing in the Spring Real Estate Market Winter is thawing but left our client with a to-do list of weather-related repairs. If she does the repairs, will the spring market be over by the time her home is in shape? Should she just forgo the fixes and sell now at a lower price?  Problem: When my client made the decision to sell, […]
Case Studies Balancing Advocacy and Prudence: Knowing When to Dial Back for the Sake of Your Client It’s important to advocate aggressively for your client, but sometimes you have to know when it’s time to let up. Problem: With our help, our clients found a terrific 1940s era colonial — solidly built and in good condition— in a town south of Boston. Several days after the initial open house, we crafted an offer […]
Case Studies Unleashing Hidden Value: How Simple Alterations Transformed a Watertown Condominium into a Lucrative Investment With a few inexpensive alterations, a Watertown condominium fetches a much higher price than our client ever thought possible. Problem: Anticipating that she would be putting her condominium on the market, our client had rehabbed her kitchen with new stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, new curtains and fresh coat of paint. But she had not touched […]
Case Studies Finding the Diamond in the Rough: First-Time Homebuyers Score a Deal in an Overpriced Market In a red-hot market, where so many properties are going for over asking price, first-time homebuyers on a limited budget find a home that fits their needs and is a good value.   Problem: Our clients were looking to buy a home within commuting distance of Boston. They wanted a yard for their dog and plenty of […]
Case Studies Family Feud: Navigating Inherited Property Disputes – Tales of Sibling Struggles and Grandma’s Unplanned Legacy Three siblings are at odds about the sale of a home they inherited from their grandmother, whose lack of advance planning has made the situation even stickier Problem: A home in northern Massachusetts was co-owned and co-inhabited by an elderly woman and her granddaughter. When the grandmother died rather unexpectedly, the granddaughter’s older brother and […]
Case Studies Selling a Home and Relocating to Your Husband’s Hometown – Overcoming Timing and Financing Challenges Our clients want to sell their home and move to the husband’s hometown out of state, but will timing and financing align? We figure out a way to make it work.  Problem: A couple looking to move to New Hampshire own their Massachusetts home. But with today’s tighter lending rules, most mortgage companies and banks will […]
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