Katie Seymour never thought she’d want to leave the house where she and her husband, Thad, had lived for 31 years in Lake Mary, Fla. Katie had asked me to come by to offer staging tips to help the house sell. As she showed me around the lovely 3,000-square-foot lakefront pool home, I couldn’t help but pry.
I’m always curious to learn what motivates those long settled in a family home to roll up their rugs, empty their closets and drawers and move. It takes courage, vision and fortitude. While more retirees — Katie’s 65 and Thad’s 67 — should move once their kids are launched, many stay tethered to