The home posted here on June 2nd, closed on June 30th with multiple offers.  What did my clients do to get their house to sell so quickly in a down market?  It started when they bought the house.

Three years ago they identified what was important to them:

A house within walking distance to town. 
 A small one level home with a floor plan that lived bigger. 
A manageable yard.
A house with good bones.

We were able to find one.  Not easy when everyone was building bigger and bigger.

They moved in and during the three years they lived in the house, they upgraded in all the right places: kitchen, baths, landscaping and  carpet replaced with bamboo wood floors.

That's the secret.

The open house was proof positive to me that the home described above is what buyers of all ages are looking for.  Boomers are looking for it for different reasons than young families, or single professionals, but they were all looking for this type of house and jumping on it when they found it!

Note:  The sellers did all the basics, too; declutter, clean, etc.  While I always recommend a buyer stay in a home at least 5 years.  These folks, because of their smart choices and hard work, were able to move in three years with a tidy profit.