For people in the second half of life - and the families who love them.

Should you stay in your home, renovate it for aging in place, or sell and downsize? How do you help aging parents move when they are not ready? What should your family do with an inherited house? Can you afford senior living, and where do you even begin?

Real Estate Connections with Mary Foerster explores the real estate, financial, and family decisions that often come with retirement, caregiving, aging parents, and major life transitions.

Through conversations with trusted professionals and knowledgeable guests, Mary explores:

• Downsizing before or during retirement
• Aging in place safely and comfortably
• Helping aging parents move
• Senior housing and assisted living options
• Multigenerational homes and family living arrangements
• Accessory dwelling units and in-law apartments
• Accessible home design and renovations
• Buying and selling a home later in life
• Using home equity during retirement
• Inherited homes and family properties
• Estate sales, decluttering, and organizing belongings
• Managing disagreements between siblings
• Retirement and financial planning
• Mortgages, taxes, trusts, wills, and estate planning
• Long-term care and caregiving expenses
• Real estate investing and creative financing
• Finding trustworthy real estate and financial professionals
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Mary also addresses the emotional side of leaving a longtime home, accepting help, sorting through decades of memories, and preparing for an unfamiliar next chapter. These decisions are rarely only about square footage or property values.

They affect independence, finances, relationships, identity, and peace of mind.

Whether you are planning your next chapter, helping your parents stay safely at home, preparing for a move, researching senior living options, or managing an inherited property, this podcast will help you understand which questions to ask and which professionals may be able to help.

Because in real estate and in life, relationships open doors.