Your decision to downsize from the family home often starts with a nagging thought in the back of your mind.
Perhaps your home is starting to feel empty, or a little too big for comfort. And its maintenance may be becoming a burden.
It can be hard to face up to these questions when the family home has been an essential part of not just your life, but those of your spouse and children.
Knowing when to start seriously thinking about downsizing relies more on an emotional feeling rather than any science.
As an experienced local agent, I’ve worked with clients on when and how to downsize and I’d be more than happy to discuss your situation, if you’d like.
Here are six questions to ask yourself about your home right now that will help take you in the right direction.
- Do you have more space than we need?
- Has your home become overwhelming, either in terms of maintenance or even keeping up with the housework?
- Are you finding it hard to get around either your home or your garden? Sometimes you can feel the garden path is treacherous underfoot, or the stairs are becoming a little too much.
- Why can I never find anything? A big house offers many opportunities to put things down and then forget where you left them.
- Are my bills getting higher? Does it feel like the cash flow isn’t keeping up with the utility demands?
- Do you need to keep a big home if you plan extensive travel? Whether you want to get overseas after Covid or travel around this great country of ours, maintaining a big, empty home is hard on your finances.
If these questions are cutting through for you, and you’d like to discuss finding a new home that’s easy to live in and care for and which will allow you to make some new memories and free up some cash for a rewarding lifestyle, please do not hesitate to contact me.