MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Maureen Griffin, Tara Stark Real Estate Group - Keller Williams Realty
Leaving the “Nest” or “Rent”
Behind
Making a Difference
There’s a saying that many parents have quoted, “Life is
what you make it.” Six words of encouragement, meant to
inspire us to make the best in all situations, to make a dif-
ference for each person we come across. For the Tara Stark
Real Estate Group – Keller Williams Realty team, that’s more
than just a saying, it’s our Mission: “To make a difference by
providing the highest quality real estate experience possible
with professional results through honesty and integrity.” Our
mission takes us through many walks of life with our clients,
and in each unique circumstance, we are grateful for the op-
portunity to assist them in reaching their end goal.
Multi-generational Living
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A growing trend in real estate is the desire for multi-
generational housing. Once common in past generations,
today’s families are seeing not only the need for everyone
under one roof, but the benefit of having aging parents or
even adult children, in aspects of every day life. The most
popular options for multi-generational living are mother-in-
law suites or guest houses. Appropriately named for Mom
when she comes to live with the family, the mother-in-law
suite offers personal living space in a larger bedroom and
bathroom ensuite. Kitchen space is shared in the common
home area. Guest houses allow a family member to have
complete privacy and a separate entrance to their home.
“We have helped several families in transitioning their par-
ents to live with them. It is always a blessing to be able to
make a difference in those situations, to asses and help meet
everyone’s living space needs,” says Tara Stark, founder and
owner of Tara Stark Real Estate Group. “Sometimes it’s help-
ing a parent out-of-state get their home listed with a trusted
partner and getting them closer to family. Other times, we’ve
helped Parker County parents sell their home, the adult chil-
dren sell theirs also, then find a new home that’s suitable for
both generations.”
We are fortunate in Parker and
surrounding counties, to have
affordable first-time-homebuyer
properties for our younger adults.
Many parents have embraced their
adult children moving back in
temporarily after college, for them
to save for a home. Or perhaps the
thrill of late-night Netflix binging
with roomies has lost its appeal.
In either case, there comes a time
when young adults know it’s time
for their own space. “Working
with first-time-homebuyers is an
experience our buyer’s agents
thoroughly enjoy! When we walk
a client through the process, they
are trusting us to lead them with
integrity. All our partners, our
lenders, inspectors, maintenance
professionals if needed, are in
alignment with our standard of
service. Our first-time buyers rou-
tinely tell us, “Wow! You made
the process so much easier than
I expected!” and that feedback is
priceless,” Stark shares. Lauren
Glass, Director of Operations and
Marketing for Tara Stark Real Es-
tate Group, says social media is a
game-changer for reaching young
adults, “Many follow us on Insta-
gram or Facebook and are seeing
us post properties they’d love to
see. What’s great is the sharing
that develops once they actively
start searching. You see a wife tag
a husband in a post and they get
to share their dreams immediately.
After they’ve found their home
and are settling in, it is so reward-
ing to see their videos thanking us
for helping them get there, or an
Instagram with #tarastarkrealestat-
egroup imbedded.”