CASE STUDY | LEESBURG, VIRGINIA

18544 Perdido Bay Terrace

Realtors Chloe Powell & Sherry Santmyer representing seller Rob Zic

LIST PRICE

$925,000

SALE PRICE

$925,000

STATS

3 B | 4 BA | 2,682 SF

THE STORY

From River Creek to Stoneleigh: A New Chapter

Some homes are meant to hold us for a particular season.

Rob purchased his River Creek home after his divorce. At the time, it had previously been a rental and needed someone to see what it could become.

Over the years, he made it his own.

He renovated thoughtfully, adding gorgeous leathered kitchen countertops, a beautiful color palette, and finishes that gave the home a distinctive point of view. It became more than the house he had purchased—it became *his* home during an important chapter of his life.

And then life changed again.

Rob and his partner, Tanya, were ready to begin their next chapter together. We helped Rob find their new home in Stoneleigh, where renovations slowly began and they could start imagining the life they would create there.

But first, we needed to close the chapter in River Creek.

We knew Rob had already done much of the work that made his end-unit home special, so our preparation was intentionally light. We coordinated new carpet, brought in a few staging touches, and made sure the details he had invested in over the years had room to shine.

The response was immediate.

More than 10 groups came through the first open house, we received multiple offers, and ultimately accepted an all-cash offer from a buyer relocating to the area from overseas.

There was also one particularly memorable moment along the way.

It had been raining during the buyer’s showing, and somehow a little Virginia mud found its way onto Rob’s *brand-new* carpet.

We joked, *“You break it, you buy it.”*

And, well…they did.

They bought the house—and covered the carpet cleaning, too.

The sale became one of the highest for this particular River Creek floor plan, but equally important to Rob, the terms gave him the flexibility to move on the timeline that worked for him.

Because this sale was never simply about getting the highest number possible.

Rob had taken a former rental and turned it into a home that reflected a chapter of rebuilding and creating something of his own. Selling it meant he was ready to make room for something different.

A home with Tanya. A life they would shape together. A new place in Stoneleigh that, much like River Creek once had, was waiting for Rob to put his touch on it.

Homes hold our stories for a while. And sometimes, knowing when to leave one behind is how the next story gets to begin.

P.S. A little mud on the carpet makes for a pretty good postscript.

'You break it, you buy it.' And, well... they did.

Chloe and Sherry

Days on market

More than 10 groups came through the first open house, we received multiple offers, and ultimately accepted an all-cash offer from a buyer relocating to the area from overseas.