137. What If Downsizing Is A Decision About Who You Are?

About this episode

In this episode, Jay Ramsden and guest Kim Costa discuss how empty nesters can choose a home that reflects their current identity.

Send Jay comments via text Your house didn’t suddenly get bigger; your life just got different. Transitioning to an empty nest can turn a lively home into a quiet space filled with big questions: Do we need all this room? Should we stay, go, or renovate? In this insightful episode, real estate agent and author Kim Costa joins us to explore how empty nesters can choose a home that fits their current identity, not the one from a decade ago. Kim shares her unique Wheelhouse Assessmen...

People in this episode

Host: Jay Ramsden

Guest: Kim Costa

Topics covered

• downsizing
• empty nest
• home transition
• identity
• real estate

Keywords

• downsizing
• empty nest
• real estate
• home renovation
• identity

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