Downsizing Sale + Rescue Purchase

My clients sold a distressed Reston home and prepared to downsize to Winchester. Their sale went smoothly — and then their purchase leveled us. The inspection report on their new home was the worst I’ve ever seen. I told them that truthfully. Walking away was absolutely on the table.

But when they chose to stay in the deal, we stripped everything down to what mattered: safety and structure. Not cosmetics. Not emotions.

Roof. HVAC. Plumbing. Water issues. Structural integrity. When the seller said no, we didn’t cave. We stayed steady, factual, and persistent. Eventually, they agreed to repair what mattered most.

My clients moved forward confident they weren’t inheriting a disaster — and proud they’d stood up for themselves.