Sherman · Ready to Downsize?
Downsizing in Sherman
Leaving the house without leaving the water, on a timeline that is not rushed.
Leaving the House, Not the Lake
Downsizing out of a Sherman lake home does not have to mean leaving the town's natural, quieter setting. Chelsea Stinson sequences the sale of the current home with the search for the next one, with no rush and no gap.
Talk to Chelsea About Downsizing
Pricing the Home You're Leaving
A downsizing seller usually has equity built up over years. Pricing it correctly, on frontage, dock rights, water depth, and cove protection, protects that equity, priced against Sherman's own comparables.
Why Downsizing Sellers Work With Chelsea
No pressure to accept a timeline that doesn't fit. Chelsea works out whether it makes more sense to buy first or sell first based on the seller's actual numbers, and coordinates both transactions as one plan.
How the Sequencing Works
The core process is on how we sell, with buy-and-sell timing worked out up front, whether that means a rent-back, a bridge, or timing the listing to when the next home is lined up.
Staying in Sherman
Sun Shores, Lake Estates, Atchinson Shores, and Deer Run Shores vary in size and price, and Sherman's lower property taxes can make a smaller home here more affordable to hold long-term than an equivalent move elsewhere on the lake.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to sell before I find my next place?
No. Whether to buy first or sell first is worked out based on your actual numbers.
Are property taxes really lower in Sherman?
Yes, Sherman has the lowest property taxes of the five Candlewood towns.
How is my current home priced?
On frontage, dock rights, water depth, and cove protection, priced against Sherman's own comparables.
Sherman
What ready to downsize? looks like in Sherman
The best value per acre of frontage, and the least commercially developed town on the lake.
Sherman is the least commercially developed of the five Candlewood towns, with the lowest property taxes and the most undeveloped natural shoreline, plus direct access to Squantz Pond State Park.
- Why people choose it
- Buyers who want the most natural, least developed shoreline and are willing to drive further for it.
- Schools people ask about
- Sherman School (PreK-8); Sherman students attend New Milford High School.
- Getting around
- About 90 minutes to New York City.
- Nearby
- Sherman Town Park Launch, Squantz Landing State Boat Launch, and Squantz Pond State Park.
- The trade-off
- The lowest property taxes of the five towns and, in Chelsea's experience, the most natural shoreline.
The method
How we do it in Sherman
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