When somebody tells you that their plans for the next year are “to travel around the world,” a natural reaction might be some combination of disbelief, a twinge of jealousy, and a need to know more—after you realize this person is definitely not joking.

DCist spoke with Justin Spradlin who used homezen to sell his home, saving him $10,000 in the process—cold hard cash that normally would have gone straight into a realtor’s pocket. With no lawn to mow or mortgages to pay alongside his newfound (and generous) piggy bank, this globe-trotter is happily checking off his bucket list thanks to a do-it-yourself platform that empowers everyday people to put their homes on the market on their own terms.

“I bought a condo just outside of DC seven years ago and have wanted to sell it for a while,” Justin told DCist. He explained that his property hadn’t appreciated in value enough to pull his money out of the mortgage because, like all sellers, he’d have to fork over 6% commission to a real estate agent. Nope.

Like most people, this didn’t sit very well with Justin, who wanted the ability to get out and get on with bigger and better things—but in a way that gave him control over the situation.

“It kind of drove me nuts because I thought I could probably sell without an agent, but I was little nervous to take the risk without having knowledgeable support during the process.”

Finding homezen changed all of that, providing Justin with expert support and online tools that helped him sell his home, no agent required, at a flat, inexpensive fee.

“They helped me price, prep and market my home, and they gave me the paperwork I needed too. homezen was there for me whenever I had questions, and they gave me the confidence I needed to sell my own. And hey, now I’m halfway across the world thanks to this amazing startup!”

So what would you do with all that extra cash? You could travel the world, buy 1,000 pizzas, or maybe use that cash to invest in your next dream property—after all, you’re not going to live in that bachelor pad or that 7th floor walkup forever.

To learn more about homezen, check out their website at myhomezen.com.

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