Home For Retirement

3 Things to Avoid When Preparing for Retirement

What you need to know when preparing for retirement and keep your home plans from derailing.

You have no idea how many times we have had buyers retirement plans derailed because they made one of these costly mistakes. STOP! Think. And, do not do any of these things as youre getting ready to [...]

Evaluating if Your Home Adapts to Your Needs in Retirement

When thinking about your home as you enter your retirement years its critical to know how well your home will adapt to your living needs.

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As more and more baby boomers enter retirement age, the question of whether they should sell their homes and move has become a hot topic. In [...]

What Is The Best Time To Buy My Retirement Home?

Deciding what is the right timing to buy your home for retirement has its challenges

Finding the right timing to buy your home for retirement has its challenges. Delaware real estate Broker, Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty discusses the options for timing your retirement home purchase and the issues some home buyers face when [...]

Is It Too Early To Plan For My Retirement? | Ask The Broker

When is the right time to plan for retirement? It's never too early to start planning for your future!

Planning for your future is essential to ensuring a happy existence in your home for retirement.

Is it too early to begin planning for retirement?

Hi, it's Kathy Sperl-Bell at Active Adults Realty in Delaware. I'm a planner, I don't think [...]

What is Aging In Place and Why Should I Care?

Aging is a fact that Baby Boomers cannot avoid, so take serious consideration on how well your home will age with you.

How well would your current home age with you? If you were ever to have an accident or illness and lose some mobility, would you still be able to navigate your home easily? Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty in [...]

Do People Relocate When They Retire?

When People relocate at retirement, it can have an economic impact on states they migrate into and out of.

Where are retirees moving? Many people are making Delaware their choice! Relocating at retirement is a common choice that people make as many people decide to not just retire and stay put. And when they relocate, they take their [...]

Consider The Home Resale Value When You Buy That Home For Retirement

Before buying your retirement home consider its resale value because often times retirees will buy and sell multiple homes after retirement.

Youre thinking What!?! Im retired and this is the last home I am going to buyor, is it?

This is what we hear and what we read in AARP as well as other publications targeting the 55+ population. But, is [...]

Meet Steve and Margie Tucker - Our Featured Boomers

Enjoying Delaware retirement living, meet Steve and Margie Tucker

Fulfilling Retirement Dream with a New Construction Home Build

It seems like only yesterday when Steve and Margie Tucker moved into their new home at Wagamons West Shore in Milton, Delaware. Actually, it was February 2015, about 6 months after they sold their home in New Jersey and relocated to Delaware. The Tuckers decided new construction [...]

When Is The Best Time to Buy My Home For Retirement?

It may be best to decide on when to do with your current home before deciding when to buy your new home for retirement.

In this week's Ask The Broker video, Delaware Real Estate Broker Kathy Sperl-Bell, answers the question, "When is the best time to buy my home for retirement?" Timing is everything, so selling your current home before [...]