Category: Downsizer

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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Six tips for downsizing successfully

Six tips for downsizing successfully

If you’re thinking about downsizing your home and upsizing your life, then you’re on the brink of an amazing adventure. Downsizing is a significant and emotional decision because it usually involves selling the family home, and letting go of possessions that have been with you for years. But it’s also liberating! Couples who have downsized…
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Six tips for downsizing successfully

If you’re thinking about downsizing your home and upsizing your life, then you’re on the brink of an amazing adventure. As an experienced real estate agent in our neighborhood, I’ve helped many couples form a strategy for where they want to live, and what else they want to experience in life as they head into…
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Seven hints that it’s time to downsize

Your decision to downsize from the family home often starts with a nagging thought in the back of your mind. Perhaps your family home is starting to feel empty, or a little too big, and its maintenance may be becoming a real chore or cause for stress.  It can be hard to face up to…
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Eight ways to downsize and start a new life

Have you ever thought of wiping the slate clean to make a fresh start on your life?  Many of us have dreamed of doing something completely different with our lives but backed away from the inevitable upheaval. But it’s definitely possible to downsize your life – and it starts with your property and possessions. Many…
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Five ways to help your parents downsize

There are several tell-tale signs over the years that will suggest your parents are coming closer to the time when they can no longer live comfortably in the family home. The garden might go untendered, the leaves might stay in the pool, the guttering is clogged, or your parents find it hard to get up…
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Ten ways to downsize without the stress

When the time comes to downsizing from your family home to a smaller townhouse 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 experienced agents in the area, we’ve helped many couples…
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