Step 1. Be Committed. Recognize that the decision to downsize will also give you moments of doubt. Stay focused on what the rewards and benefits will be in the end. Step 2. Begin the Purge. Downsizing means many items will not be brought along on the next adventure. Begin making decisions on what to keep, donate or discard so it doesn’t become stressful during the move. Empty nesters are often storing old children’s items including, sports equipment. Consider donating to help others in your community. Step 3. Decide Your “Must Have” Criteria in Your Next Home. Decide what … (2 comments)
ct real estate: Downsizing and Transitioning Seniors
- 02/07/18 03:55 PM
Many dream downsizing our home as a well earned reward--I got to the finish line and now I can let it all go and enjoy my golden years! Occasionally however, downsizing is met with tremendous reluctance and sadness. This often happens to the families that face the needed transitioning of mom and/or dad to a more manageable living situations, whether it's a smaller one-level house/condo, a senior housing complex or assisted living facility. I have watched families struggle with making that difficult decision to sell the "family home." Recognizing when "it's time" often comes clouded with doubt. Recognizing these changes can help make the necessary decisions: Is your loved one living in … (7 comments)
ct real estate: What's with the house next door??
- 10/25/16 01:45 AM
You pull your car up to the lovely house that you are about to show a buyer. On paper it's perfect. It meets all the necessary criteria--number of bedrooms, number of baths, school district, etc. Then you and your clients scan the neighborhood only to be aghast at the dilapidated house next door (or across the street, or down the road). That neighbor's house is pitiful. Sometimes it's more than just neglect or deferred maintenance. Sometimes it's a junkyard of contents or an abandoned boarded up bank-owned property. Regardless of what the situation is, it is likely going to kill any potential sale. Bad … (37 comments)
ct real estate: Time to Downsize? Pre-Plan to Avoid Panic!
- 10/17/16 06:14 AM
Just the thought of moving can send even the most prepared nomad into a full panic attack. Most of the stress stems from the "fear of the unknown"--especially if their last move was 25+ years ago! For "Downsizers," include the issue of moving from a large home to a significantly smaller home and this unknown evil lurks behind questions such as: Will my next home fit the furniture I have? How much time will I have to find another home? When and how will I get rid of my extra stuff? Having worked with many Empty Nesters and Downsizers in my real estate career, my best … (3 comments)
ct real estate: Your pet cat is really a skunk
- 07/27/16 05:27 AM
Many years ago when I was working is Sales Promotion Marketing, I had a boss that would often say in a staff meeting: "It is difficult to tell the client that their pet cat is really a skunk." Of course what he meant was that telling the client any kind of negative feedback about their brand was not going to be easy--but it may have to be done. After all that is what we were hired to do. Fast forward twenty years later and I find myself in a new industry but still working with clients. However, now the brand I am hired to market … (71 comments)
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