Lorraine Schwarz used a website instead of a real estate agent to sell her Colorado condo.
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lorraine Schwarz, 70, a retiree who sold her two-bedroom condo in Westminster, Colorado, in October 2025 using Ridley, an AI-powered online platform, rather than a traditional agent. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I've bought and sold real estate throughout my life.My first real estate purchase was a co-op in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I sold that, then bought and sold two houses in Westchester, New York. Then I moved to Madison, Wisconsin, renovated that house, sold it, moved to Colorado to build a house, and then moved into a condo.Through all that, I hated paying real estate commissions.I think I have a fairly good sense of how to price real estate, having bought and sold real estate, and understanding the way comps are used. So I wasn't intimidated by the process at all, to be honest.I've owned my condo in Westminster, Colorado, for about seven or eight years.
Schwarz has bought and sold several properties over the course of her lifetime.
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