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  • Who is Downsizing?
    • “Reinventors”
    • Empty Nesters Love Downsizing!
    • Those Going Through Life-Changing Events
      • Divorce
      • New Job
    • Baby Boomers Downsizing and Simplifying
    • Retirees
  • What Is Downsizing?
    • Decluttering and Organizing
    • Downsizing is Basically Moving to a Smaller Home
    • Downsizing=Rightsizing, and It’s So Good for So Many Reasons
  • When Is The Right Time?
    • Downsizing Hesitation May Lead to Regrets
    • Ready to Downsize? Answer These Questions.
  • Where Do Downsizers Go?
    • Top Places to Live
    • Renting and Exploring Options
    • Downsize, Relocate, Reinvent!
    • Active-Adult Communities for the 55+ Set
    • Downsizing and Staying Close to Home
    • Staying Put Because No One Wants Your Large Home
  • Why Are They Doing It?
    • “Why I Downsized” Stories
  • How Do I Start?
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Explore Where You Want to Go

relocating to college towns, beach communities and near where adult children live.
Decide whether you want to be near a city center and its airport, or whether you need to be near the beach. Got kids and grands? How about the nearest small town near their city? Or a college town. Baby boomers are flocking to areas in close proximity to universities because of the vibrancy, sports and cultural events.

Whatever reasons you’re considering downsizing  — retiring, divorcing, dealing with the loss of a spouse, looking to simplify because of an empty nest or simply to take advantage of a hot housing market (where there’s limited supply, high demand and great prices) — the biggest challenge you may face is where to go.  While many know exactly where to go, such as to a neighborhood near their children or grandchildren, to the nearest college town, to their favorite beach or mountain community, or to a vibrant city center near where they raised their children — others feel their have few options. Often a couple cannot agree to even move, much less agree on where they’ll move. Other times, they find they cannot afford their next move. And still others, they are afraid of the uncertainty of it all, so they stay put.

Many suburban downsizers are dismayed because they find the supply of smaller homes in desirable neighborhoods is extremely limited, and expensive! What many don’t consider is a staged process:

  1. Declutter the current house of stuff you don’t use that the kids don’t want
  2. Hire a Realtor and a staging expert to make it look incredibly appealing to potential buyers
  3. Put the big house on the market and start looking for interim rental housing in a vibrant community
  4. Assume you’ll move to a place half the size of your current one and get rid of large, outdated furniture
  5. Start visiting trendy neighborhoods, beach towns, quaint communities near your favorite beach or mountain
  6. Accept that it will be a gut-wrenchingly difficult process and keep your sense of grit and good humor intact
  7. Get excited about all the new people you’ll meet, expect a lighter and brighter countenance, and commit to do it
  8. Anticipate the relief associated with being done with one of the biggest challenges associated with mid-life
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WHO

  • Empty Nesters Love Downsizing!
  • “Reinventors”
  • Baby Boomers Downsizing and Simplifying
  • Those Going Through Life-Changing Events
  • Retirees

WHAT

  • Decluttering and Organizing
  • Downsizing is Basically Moving to a Smaller Home
  • Downsizing=Rightsizing, and It’s So Good for So Many Reasons

WHEN

  • Downsizing Hesitation May Lead to Regrets
  • Ready to Downsize? Answer These Questions.

WHERE

  • Top Places to Live
  • Renting and Exploring Options
  • Downsize, Relocate, Reinvent!
  • Active-Adult Communities for the 55+ Set
  • Downsizing and Staying Close to Home
  • Staying Put Because No One Wants Your Large Home

WHY

  • “Why I Downsized” Stories

HOW

  • Professional Organizers Are Decluttering Specialists
  • Realtors® Who Specialize in Downsizing
  • Moving Companies and Storage Facilities
  • Explore Where You Want to Go
  • Charities Need Your Donated Items
  • Estate Sale Specialists
  • Before and After Downsizing
  • Well-Appointed Small Spaces
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