Downsizing For Dummies

Overview

Organize, declutter, donate—downsize and simplify your life

Downsizing For Dummies provides you with strategies to downsize your life by moving to a smaller home, decluttering, simplifying your budget, and saving more money. You’ll find tips to help decrease your cost of living, lower your home maintenance costs, protect and leverage your assets, and decide whether downsizing is right for you and your family. After downsizing your life, you’ll save time on household chores and gain the freedom and flexibility that come with having fewer possessions. What will you do with all the time you save? Downsizing For Dummies will help you

understand the benefits of living simply!

  • Discover ways to declutter and simplify every corner of your life
  • Weight the pros and cons of moving to a smaller home
  • Save time and money by cutting down on your chores and home maintenance
  • Experience a reduced stress level when you create space at home and work

This book is for anyone who is ready to live clutter-free and to downsize. It’s the perfect Dummies guide for homeowners looking to save money, plus real estate brokers who are working with clients who are downsizing, and designers and builders of new homes who want to stay on top of the downsizing trend.

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About The Author

Ralph R. Roberts is a real estate expert, investor, and author of more than a dozen books, including Flipping Houses For Dummies and Foreclosure Investing For Dummies. As a real estate agent, he sold more than 10,000 homes, with a focus on helping his clients find the perfect living arrangements for their situation.

Facing retirement and an empty nest, Ralph and his wife, Kathleen, recently downsized from a 7,000-square-foot home to a condo less than half its size. In Downsizing For Dummies, they share the tips and tricks they discovered through their downsizing journey.

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Downsizing, that is decluttering and simplifying your life, can bring great rewards to you and your family, including financially and emotionally.If you're not sure whether downsizing is right for you, use the list of pros and cons to help you decide. And, if moving is part of your plan, check out the list of location factors to consider.

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Downsizing, that is decluttering and simplifying your life, can bring great rewards to you and your family, including financially and emotionally.If you're not sure whether downsizing is right for you, use the list of pros and cons to help you decide. And, if moving is part of your plan, check out the list of location factors to consider.

Home Ownership & Renting

To a great extent, successful downsizing relies on careful planning. Of course, even with the perfect plan, you’re likely to encounter unexpected challenges. We know a couple who planned impeccably and still had to downsize three times before they finally found the right fit.However, a well-laid plan can help you avoid many of the most serious and unpleasant surprises and recover more easily from those that are unavoidable.
Unless you’re downsizing in place, the process involves moving out of one home into another or living as a nomad, traveling from one place to the next. Whatever you decide, you can be sure of one thing: You’re about to make some very big decisions. Addressing your changing priorities Over the years, your choice of home was probably driven, at least in part, by a growing family and accumulating wealth.
Downsizing can mean anything from scaling back on living space and possessions to choosing a completely different lifestyle.When you’re deciding whether to downsize, you need to do a gut check — honestly evaluate your situation and your mindset. Your situation may be that all your children have moved out and you have far more home than you need; or your expenses are rising and you’re afraid of running out of money before the grim reaper pays a visit; or you’re bored and you want to finally pursue your dream of joining Cirque du Soleil.
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