Downsizing in Excelsior, MN

Excelsior homeowners who want to downsize usually want to stay close to what they love: the lake, Water Street and a walkable small town. Taylor Doolittle of Team Steady at RE/MAX Results lives in neighboring Deephaven and helps Excelsior residents sell a long-held home and find a smaller one nearby.

The challenge in Excelsior is supply. There are few condos, townhomes and single-level homes, and they don't come up often. That makes timing the sale and the next purchase harder than in a bigger city. Downsizers here need a plan for both moves and an agent who hears about smaller homes early.

Taylor starts with the sequence: buy first, sell first, or close both on the same day, with the financing that fits each path. He helps sellers decide which updates are worth making, and his team coordinates trusted contractors, cleaners and stagers. On the buying side, he compares options in Excelsior and nearby lake towns, with honest input on association fees, maintenance and resale.

Many of Taylor's reviews mention how calm and organized the process felt, which matters most when a move carries decades of memories.

He has closed more than 550 transactions since 2017, handles about 55 a year, and has won three RE/MAX Titan Awards. For Excelsior homeowners ready to downsize, Taylor keeps both moves on one clear plan.

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