Right-sizing in Gig Harbor starts with honest numbers.
For empty nesters, equity holders, move-up buyers, and anyone whose life changed before their house did. I'll show you what your home is worth, what the next one costs, and when the move actually makes sense.
Stacia Whatley, owner of StaciaSellsHomes, brokered by Hawkins-Poe Real Estate
Slinging houses since 2009
Right-sizing isn't one move. It's four different ones.
Right-sizing means fitting your home to the life you have now. Sometimes that's smaller. Sometimes it's bigger. Sometimes it's just different. Most of my clients land in one of these four spots, and each one calls for a different plan.
The Empty Nester
The kids moved out. The stairs, the yard, and the property tax bill stayed. If you're heating rooms nobody sleeps in, it's worth knowing what a simpler setup would cost you and what it would free up.
Read the Empty Nester's Guide
The Equity Holder
You've owned long enough to watch your home's value climb. That equity is real money, but it only helps once you know the actual figure and what it buys you next. Start with a real number, not a guess.
What's My Home Worth?
My Life Has Changed
Retirement. A loss. A health shift. A fresh start. Your home should fit who you are now, not who you were when you bought it. There's no clock running here. Just an honest conversation about what comes next.
Let's Talk
The Move-Up Buyer
You bought practical and built equity. Now you want more room, more view, or more of whatever "someday" meant. The trick is buying the next one without getting squeezed on the sale of this one.
Let's Plan Your MoveSlinging houses since 2009. Still here. Still answering my own phone.
I ran a big office. Then I chose to go back to working one client at a time. That was on purpose.
I started my real estate career in Gig Harbor and learned it the slow way: every neighborhood, every price band, and every quirk of living on this side of the Narrows Bridge.
Later I became Office Leader for one of the region's largest brokerages, managing and mentoring more than 55 brokers. Watching deals from the manager's chair is a different view than the agent's. You learn quickly what good looks like, and exactly where transactions go sideways.
In November 2024 I stepped down from that role. By February 2025 I was back at Hawkins-Poe, working directly with clients, one at a time.
A move this size deserves someone who knows this market well and chose to stay in it. That's what you get with me.
Results You Can Verify
Real numbers from my Gig Harbor transactions, plus reviews on Google, Zillow, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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What Clients Say After the Dust Settles
"Buying a home is such a major life event, and Stacia made the experience so much easier with her professionalism, patience, responsiveness, and genuine care... I never felt like just another client."
Laura D.
Google Review"No stone left unturned, and no detail too small to get my house sold extremely quickly. Anytime I had a question or concern, Stacia would respond immediately."
Eric S.
Google Review"She waited 5 years for us to decide to sell and never pressured us but kept us informed every once in a while. She was very honest and forthright."
Lena R.
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My Approach. My Background. My Standard.
My Story
Great service has been my standard since I started working at 16 and never stopped. I built my career in Gig Harbor from the ground up and watched this market through booms, corrections, interest rate swings, a pandemic, and everything in between. Each of those years made me a sharper advocate for the people who trust me with one of the biggest decisions of their lives.
I know which neighborhoods hold value. I know which streets resell best. I know the Narrows Bridge traffic patterns, the school boundaries, the ferry commute math, and the seasonal rhythms that affect when and how you should list. You don't learn that in a course. You learn it by selling here since 2009 and paying attention the whole time.
Marketing Expert
When you're selling a home you've lived in for years, you deserve more than a listing and a prayer. Marketing is where I earn my keep. From video tours and targeted social campaigns to search-friendly listing copy and launch timing, I build demand before your home hits the market, not after.
Your home gets seen by the right buyers, presented at its best, and positioned to compete. That's not a promise. It's a system.
My Background
I built StaciaSellsHomes with one goal: give every client a better experience than they expected. From April 2022 to November 2024, I served as Office Leader for one of the region's largest brokerages, overseeing more than 55 brokers. That gave me a view most solo brokers never get. I've seen what separates transactions that close smoothly from the ones that fall apart, and I bring that to every deal I touch.
In November 2024 I stepped down from that role, and by February 2025 I was back at Hawkins-Poe, doing what I like best: working directly with clients, one move at a time. When you work with me, you get me. Every call, every showing, every negotiation, start to finish.
Not sure what your next move is?
Let's figure it outMost people who call me aren't ready to list. They want to know what the house is worth, what the next one costs, and whether the timing makes sense. That's a conversation, not a commitment.
No pressure. No pitch.
Or call or text me directly: (253) 426-8785
Last updated in 1998. On purpose, sort of.
The kitchen in this house still thinks it's 1998. So do the bathrooms.
I'm telling you that in the first paragraph because you'll figure it out from the listing photos in about ten seconds, and I'd rather you hear it from me. 718 42nd Ave NW sits near the end of Point Fosdick in Gig Harbor. The same owner has had it since 1978, and they spent their energy living in this house instead of redecorating it.
That's not a flaw I'm trying to talk around. It's the whole point.