When Boyd and Lucile Fenton moved out to Colorado in the 1960s, they launched a successful business, milling custom sweaters for ski resorts; then built a nice 4-bedroom home in Arapahoe County. Fast-forward 55 years, and they’re now headed for an age-55-plus place in Greenwood Village, while their four kids put the Centennial house on the market this weekend at whatap turning out to be a near-ideal moment to sell.
“This has turned into an incredible market,” says agent Blair Bryant with The Steller Group, experts in senior downsize moves, who brought the home in Cherry Knolls on the market on Friday.
The couple had been discussing a move with Steller since 2018 when Boyd had a serious bout with pneumonia following a cruise. At that time, Bryant had recommended doing around $15,000 in updates to the 3,800-foot home.
Meanwhile, Boyd made a good recovery, and the couple opted to stay in the house a while longer—enjoying their shaded patio overlooking a third-acre, one block from Carl Sandburg Elementary and pretty Cherry Knolls Park, where their kids once sledded.
Now the couple has finally moved into The Inn at Greenwood Village; while despite the ongoing virus crisis, the market has grown better still.
“I told them, ‘letap get it on the market right away’,” recalls Bryant, who after evaluating recent sales, reported that there was now no need to put extra dollars into improvements. Steller has the home priced at $550,000.
You can explore Steller’s expertise in these situations in a webinar on downsizing (register free at DenverSeniorSeminars.com).
Steller Group’s involvement, including readying the home for showing by its in-house design/staging team, has made for a much less troubled sale for Boyd Fenton, Jr., the only one of the kids still in the Denver area. (His sister Gail Reimer has flown in to help with the big job of de-cluttering 55 years’ of possessions, including the 1990s cabinet-style TV. Mom and dad are getting a 1,200-foot unit—plenty of room for a new, 65-inch flat-screen.
“Disposing of belongings has become tougher during the virus crisis because estate-sale companies are affected,” notes Bryant. Steller, he adds, has a team to help with that, too.
All of that starts by signing up for Steller’s free webinars (one is this Tuesday) and viewing some other free real estate videos at DenverSeniorSeminars.com. To arrange a showing of the Fentons’ home in Centennial, call 720-443-2804.
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