Margie Yohn is a Senior Transition Advisor guiding seniors, adult children, and estate executors through downsizing, aging in place, and the eventual sale of a family home. Calm, considered, and entirely private.
Who I Help
Most agents arrive when you are ready to list. I arrive long before that, when the questions are bigger than the house.
60+, considering downsizing, aging in place, or a move to independent living or a CCRC.
“I know I need to do something, but I don’t know what.”
We slow it down. Look at every option. Build a plan you stay in charge of, on your timeline, with your decisions.
Caring from near or far. Siblings, schedules, and stress all at once.
“We cannot keep pretending this is fine.”
I help families move from worry to a clear next step. No sibling drama. No guilt. No doing it all alone.
Probate, full houses, deferred maintenance, vendor overload.
“I have no idea what to do first.”
From cleanout to closing, I bring order to the chaos. Auction, repair, list, or sell as-is. We pick what fits.
Why Margie
For five years I cared for my mother with dementia in my own home. I know the late-night phone calls, the guilt, the closet full of “what do we do with all of this.”
That is why I founded Sage Senior Transitions. To help families navigate downsizing, senior living, aging in place, personal property, estate transitions, and the eventual sale of a home with one steady person beside them.
I am a Senior Transition Advisor, Aging-in-Place Specialist, Seniors Real Estate Coach, and a candidate for the CSHP certification through the Seniors Real Estate Institute.
How It Works
Most families do not need an agent yet. They need a guide. Here is how that looks in practice.
We sit down, by phone or in person, and talk through what is going on. No pitch, no pressure. We listen first.
Together we map out housing options, what to do with belongings, who needs to be involved, and the order things should happen.
Movers, downsizers, estate auctioneers, contractors, attorneys, senior living communities. Vetted, local, and coordinated by me.
Only when (and if) the home is ready do we talk listing, auction, or sell as-is. You will never be rushed into a sign in the yard.
Real Families. Real Outcomes.
Senior, Downsizing
Mary loved her home, but the stairs, yard, and decades of belongings had become too much. She was not ready to be sold to. She was ready to be heard. We slowed it down. Housing first. Belongings second. The home last.
Your home should not feel like a full-time job. Let us talk before you are in crisis.
Senior, In Control
Jamie knew she probably needed to downsize, but it felt too emotional. We reframed it as a choice, not a failure. Then protected what mattered most along the way.
Make the move while it is still your decision, your timeline, your plan.
Executor, Estate Home
Kim was caught between heirs who all wanted different things. We separated the emotional decisions from the practical ones, then built a real order of operations.
When everyone has an opinion but nobody has a plan, I bring order to the chaos.
Service Area
Dauphin, Lebanon, and Lancaster counties.
Common Questions
Yes, and honestly, it is the best time to talk. Most of my work happens long before a home goes on the market. We figure out the plan first. The house comes later, if at all.
Nothing. It is a private, confidential conversation to understand your situation and point you toward a sensible first step. Whether or not we ever work together.
Often, yes. I work with families to lower the emotional temperature and bring options into the room without pressure. Many parents become far more open once they feel heard, not pushed.
That is normal. I help you decide what to repair, auction, donate, gift, or leave. Then I connect you with trusted local people to do the work. You do not need to figure this out alone.
No. I help with downsizing, aging-in-place planning, senior living research, personal property decisions, estate coordination, auction, and the eventual home sale. The home is one piece of a much bigger picture.
Bring the questions, the worries, the “I do not even know where to start.” In one quiet conversation, we find your real first step forward, together.
No pressure. No sales pitch. A private conversation with someone who has done this hundreds of times.
