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A Steady Voice for Life’s Next Transition

Sherry Harbur offers thoughtful, practical presentations about senior living and real estate transitions; helping older adults, their families, and the professionals who serve them move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

A later-in-life move often begins long before a home is listed. It may involve changing needs, difficult family conversations, decades of belongings, unfamiliar living options, and uncertainty about where to begin.

Sherry has led classes and workshops and contributed to panel discussions focused on the many decisions surrounding senior living and real estate transitions. She makes complex topics easier to understand while creating space for the questions families may not yet know how to ask.

Each presentation can be tailored to the audience, setting, and time available, whether it’s an educational class, an interactive workshop, a community presentation, or an expert panel.

A classroom with participants learning from speaker, Sherry Harbur, real estate agent.

SPEAKING AND EVENTS

Possible Presentation Topics

Planning Ahead for a Future Move

Understand the decisions, resources, and conversations that can make a later-life transition more manageable.

Starting the Conversation with a Parent

Explore compassionate, productive ways for adult children and families to begin discussing changing needs and future living arrangements.

Downsizing Without the Overwhelm

Learn practical ways to approach belongings, organize the process, and take manageable steps forward.

Preparing and Selling a Longtime Home

Discover what families should consider when preparing a well-loved home for the market—from timing and repairs to presentation and sale.

Understanding Senior Living Transitions

Review the questions families should ask as they explore housing options, timelines, and the resources available to support a move.

Building the Right Transition Team

Learn how real estate professionals, senior living communities, organizers, movers, attorneys, financial professionals, and other trusted resources can work together.

Designed Around Your Audience

Programs can be adapted for:

Senior living communities
Churches and faith-based organizations
Community and civic groups
Libraries and educational programs
Caregiver and family support groups
Healthcare and senior-service professionals
Professional associations and conferences
Panel discussions and community events

Presentations may be structured as a focused guest talk, a more in-depth class or workshop, or participation in a moderated panel.

Education First

Sherry’s goal is to help people feel more informed, prepared, and supported. Her presentations are approachable, practical, and tailored to each audience, with time for honest questions and useful takeaways—whether a transition is happening now or still years away.

About Sherry Harbur

This guide comes from Sherry Harbur, a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) who has spent over 30 yearshelping Memphis-area families navigate exactly these moments. She knows these moves are about far more than real estate; and when your family is ready, she's the kind of calm, patient guide who can make the next steps feel a lot less daunting. Sometimes an experienced, neutral voice is exactly what makes the conversation easier.

Bring This Valuable Conversation to Your Community

Planning a class, meeting, panel, or community event? Tell us a little about your organization, audience, and the topics you would like Sherry to address. We’ll follow up to learn more about your event and discuss availability.

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