Category: Downsizer

Five reasons to make the move and downsize

The strength of the current property market is encouraging an increasing number of owners to sell their family home and downsize. Thanks to the current boom in prices, if the cards fall your way then you’ll do well financially from this strategy right now. But mistakes can be made when you downsize. To protect against…
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Eight ways to take the worry out of downsizing

Downsizing is often billed as the ultimate path to resolving money concerns later in life, reducing responsibilities and starting an exciting new chapter.  Many folks who downsize face a financial hardship that needs a short-term fix, but most are entering the autumn years with a family home that’s too big now their children are adults…
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The ultimate downsizing checklist

Downsizing is incredibly liberating if you feel like you’re rattling around a large family home that once used to be full of noise and laughter but now sits mostly empty because the children have left the nest. While there’s a sadness to these situations, it can be an exciting time in which you’re able to…
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Five tips in the art of downsizing

Is life feeling chaotic and jammed with responsibilities for maintaining possessions that you no longer really want or value? It’s not an unusual feeling, especially among those who are beginning to think seriously about downsizing their home and creating a simpler life. With property prices currently so strong, many locals in our area are starting…
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Ten ways to downsize without the stress

When the time comes to downsizing from your family home to a smaller condo or apartment, you’ll be grateful that you made some plans in advance. Downsizing can be stressful if you try to fit all your possessions, especially large furniture, into a smaller home. As an experienced local agent, I’ve helped many couples create…
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9 essentials when selling your home

When you decide to sell your home, the amount of advice you’ll find on the internet and from family and friends can be bewildering. Most of it you should receive with a polite smile. The process isn’t complicated but it can feel a bit overwhelming. However, as your agents, we are with you every step…
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Get ready to downsize with these 8 simple steps

It comes to most of us eventually – the day when we decide it’s time to let go of the family home and downsize to simplify your life and minimize your expenses. Downsizing is one of the most popular reasons for buying and selling real estate among those in their mid-50s and early 60s. That’s…
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Five lessons in the art of downsizing

Is life feeling chaotic, packed with responsibilities for maintaining possessions that you don’t really want or value any more? It’s not an unusual feeling, especially among those who are beginning to think seriously about downsizing their home and creating a simpler life as they get older.  As an experienced neighborhood agent, I’ve worked with many…
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Downsize your life with these 12 tips

Downsizing your life can be incredibly liberating, but you can only achieve it by shedding many of the possessions that you’ve accumulated over a lifetime. Living with fewer responsibilities is the goal of many who decide to downsize once their children have grown up and there’s no need to maintain a family home. Downsizing can…
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Family home features that may affect your downsizing goals

Family home features that may affect your downsizing goals

When you’ve spent years in the family home, the idea of downsizing can be confronting,  liberating, or a strange mixture of both emotions. Downsizing often signals the end of not just a chapter but an era in your life. It’s likely that the children have flown the nest and your home now feel too big…
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