Category: Downsizer

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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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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Six 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 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…
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Stages of buying off the plan

The upside of buying an off-the-plan townhouse or apartment should be competitive pricing compared with similar properties already built. That’s the pay-off for committing to purchase a property based on scale model, artist impressions and a floor plan. And because its nature, the transaction process differs from buying an existing apartment or a house.  Typically,…
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Take a small home to the big time with these 10 tips

We’ve all heard of the old saying, “good things come in small packages” It’s one of my favorites, and it’s certainly true when it comes to buying apartments and condos. The great thing about apartments and condos is usually their proximity to great lifestyle options like work, cafes and restaurants, retail centers and transport. If…
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