NOT JUST A REALTOR® — YOUR FULL PROPERTY TRANSITION TEAM.

Helping downsizing families and estate trustees prepare, manage and sell a property — without having to figure everything out themselves.

Downsizing can feel overwhelming. Decades of belongings, emotional decisions, repairs, timelines, family logistics, and the pressure of selling a home—all at once.

That’s where we come in.

At Downsizing in Bay of Quinte, we provide a complete, hands-on service designed to make the process easier, smoother, and far less stressful. We don’t just list homes—we help families through the entire transition.most: your next chapter.

More than real estate. A team built to help with everything that comes before the sale.

Selling a home is one thing. Getting it ready to sell — especially after decades of living, during a downsizing move, or while managing an estate — can be something entirely different.

That’s why I built a team that can step in long before the For Sale sign goes up.

From sorting, packing and decluttering to repairs, cleaning, removal, staging and finally selling the property, we work together to make the process simpler and far less overwhelming.

Not just a REALTOR®. Your full downsizing and property transition team.

MEET THE TEAM BEHIND DOWNSIZING IN BAY OF QUINTE

Hands-On Help.

And for qualifying listing clients, up to 20 hours of this assistance is included at no additional cost.

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SELLING THE HOUSE IS OFTEN THE EASY PART.

It’s everything that has to happen first that can feel overwhelming.

When someone has lived in a home for 20, 30 or 40 years, preparing to sell rarely begins with a sign on the lawn.

There may be decades of belongings to sort through. Furniture to decide what to do with. Donations. Repairs. Cleaning. Packing. Contractors. Family members to coordinate with. And sometimes an entire estate to manage from another city.

Most people don’t need another list of things they have to do.

They need people willing to help do them.

That realization shaped the way we work today.

Instead of simply telling our clients what needs to happen before a property goes on the market, we built a team that can roll up our sleeves and help make it happen.

ANETTE — THE STRATEGY BEHIND THE SALE

As the REALTOR® and Senior Real Estate Specialist® on the team, Anette brings all the moving pieces together.

She helps clients determine what the property needs — and just as importantly, what it doesn’t need — before going to market. She oversees the preparation plan, staging, pricing, marketing, negotiations and sale while coordinating the people needed along the way.

Her role is simple:

See the big picture, build the right plan and make sure the details get handled.

Want to know more about Anette, her background and why she chose to specialize in downsizing and estate property sales?

Meet Anette

MEET MARK — THE GUY WHO HELPS MAKE THE PLAN HAPPEN

Behind many of our property transformations is Mark.

With more than 25 years of construction experience, Mark brings practical knowledge to the team that can make an enormous difference when we're preparing a home for market.

He helps us look at a property through a very practical lens:

What needs attention? What can be improved? What should we leave alone? And where will spending money actually make a difference?

Mark helps assess repairs, troubleshoot property issues, coordinate trades and find practical solutions when something unexpected comes up.

He also manages our dump trailer and helps with the physical side of clearing properties when items need to be taken to donation, recycling or disposal.

You’ll often find him behind the scenes solving the kinds of problems that inevitably appear when preparing a home for sale.

Because not every problem needs a contractor — and not every improvement is worth the money.

It's everything inside it.

Our assistants work alongside clients to help tackle the jobs that can otherwise feel overwhelming or simply take too much time.

That might mean sorting through cupboards, packing boxes, organizing belongings, preparing donations, decluttering rooms before staging or giving the home a thorough deep clean before photography.

Depending on what a client needs, our assistants can help with:

Sorting • Decluttering • Packing • Organizing • Donation Preparation • Deep Cleaning

For qualifying listing clients, we include up to 20 hours of our assistants' time at no additional cost.*

It means we don't simply walk through your home and hand you a list of everything that needs to be done.

When you need the help, we can actually help do it.

Some conditions apply.

THE HANDS-ON HELP BEHIND THE MOVE

Learn About Our 20 Hours If Complementary Help

Sometimes the biggest obstacle isn't the house.

SOMETIMES THE RIGHT TEAM MEMBER ISN’T ON OUR TEAM.

And that's exactly why we've built relationships with trusted local professionals who can step in when a property needs something beyond what we handle ourselves.

Depending on the home and the situation, that may include painters, handymen, cleaners, movers, packers, estate sale companies, organizers, antique dealers and other specialized trades.

We help identify what is needed, connect the right people and coordinate the work as part of the overall preparation plan.

You don't have to start searching for five different companies.

We already know who to call.

EVERYONE HAS A ROLE. EVERYTHING HAS A PURPOSE.

ANETTE
Real Estate Strategy • Property Preparation • Staging • Pricing • Marketing • Negotiation

MARK
Construction Knowledge • Repairs • Problem Solving • Trades • Trailer & Removal

OUR ASSISTANTS
Sorting • Packing • Decluttering • Organizing • Cleaning

OUR TRUSTED NETWORK
Specialized Trades • Movers • Estate Sales • Organizers • Property Services

One plan. One team. Far fewer things for you to manage.

WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN REAL LIFE

27 FOURTH AVENUE — AN ESTATE PROPERTY

When we were brought in to help with this estate property, selling the house was only one part of what needed to happen.

There were belongings to deal with, decisions to make and a property that needed to be prepared before buyers ever walked through the door.

Our team helped with the hands-on preparation, organized the estate sale, coordinated what needed to happen at the property and prepared the home for market.

Then Anette took over the real estate strategy — presentation, pricing, marketing, showings and negotiations.

The result?

4 offers. Sold in 5 days.

But for the client, the real value wasn't simply how quickly the house sold.

It was having one team helping manage everything that had to happen to get thereroperty, selling the house was only one part of what needed to happen

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASSEMBLE THE TEAM.

We've already done that.

You don't need to know which contractor to call, how to get decades of belongings sorted, whether the house needs work, where everything should go or what needs to happen first.

That's what the first conversation is for.

Tell us where you are now and where you're trying to get to.

We'll help you figure out the steps in between.