In this episode of This Wasn’t in the MLS, we talk honestly about work life balance, career ambition, marriage, and raising a family while building a business.

As a husband and wife real estate team in the Northern Poconos, we share what it really looks like behind the scenes when you’re trying to grow a career, provide financial stability, and still show up at home. We discuss the pressure to provide, the fear of financial instability, risk tolerance differences in marriage, and whether true work life balance actually exists or if it’s just a season-by-season adjustment.

We also talk about guilt, burnout, ambition, and what success really means when you have kids watching you build something. If you’re juggling entrepreneurship, career growth, marriage, and parenting, this episode will feel very real.

This conversation isn’t just about real estate. It’s about building a life you’re proud of without losing what matters most.

In this episode of This Wasn’t in the MLS, we break down the pricing, staging, and marketing mistakes that are quietly costing sellers thousands in today’s Northern Poconos real estate market.

We share real stories from behind the scenes including homes that should have sold quickly but didn’t, deals that fell apart because of pricing decisions, and situations where simple staging or marketing changes completely changed the outcome. We also talk about why the first days on the market matter more than most sellers realize, how buyers actually react to overpriced homes, and why “testing the market” often does more harm than good.

As a husband and wife real estate team, we pull back the curtain on what really works when selling a home, how emotion and outside opinions get in the way of smart pricing decisions, and why having a clear strategy for pricing, staging, and marketing from day one can be the difference between a smooth sale and months of frustration.

Meghan Gapp | Pocono Real Estate Agent for Wayne & Pike County PA

We’re both originally from New Jersey — and after moving to Pennsylvania, we quickly realized that what people think the transition is like… and what it’s actually like… are two very different things.

In Episode 1 of This Wasn’t in the MLS, we talk honestly about what surprised us most when we moved from New Jersey to the Poconos. From lifestyle changes and cost of living differences to community, pace of life, and the little things no one warns you about, this is the real conversation people usually have after they move.

We’re Meghan Gapp and Sean Phillips, real estate agents based in the Poconos of Northeast Pennsylvania, and this podcast is all about the behind-the-scenes stuff that never makes it into a listing description.

If you’re from New Jersey or New York and thinking about moving to Pennsylvania — or you already have — this episode is for you.

Topics we cover:

• What life in PA is really like after NJ

• The biggest lifestyle differences we didn’t expect

• What we miss about New Jersey

• What we’d never give up about living in the Poconos

• Who this move is actually right for

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