How to Make a Senior Move Easier

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Everyone ages, that’s just a fact of life. When it comes time for you to move your parents or an elderly relative out of a home they have been living in for a long time, it can be tough to let go. Today we want to help ease the pain of moving on by giving you some tips for how to move your senior out in a timely and stress-free fashion, while also selling the home for the highest amount of money possible. Here are our tips:

1. Communication

Seniors can be very emotionally invested in their home, especially when they have lived there for a number of years. Of course there will be some sadness and apprehension about the move, and you’ve got to give them time to grieve and the chance to talk about where they want to live in order to help them make a smooth transition. 

2. Planning effectively

Before you begin sorting and organizing everything in the home, it’s a good idea to get a visual of where your senior is moving and what you’ll need to make the move possible.

3. Enlist relatives

Encourage close friends and family members to take some days off, and come help with the organizing and cleaning out of the house. Surrounding your senior with those who are loving and encouraging will help ease the stress.

4. Sort and organize

Go through the house item by item, room by room, and categorize the objects to make things easier. Should they be donated, handed down to other family members, or kept for the move? Honor the emotional attachment to certain objects and allow your senior to reminisce when they are going through that stuff. 

5. Clean and repair the home

Keep the home in its best possible shape no matter what you are doing with it, it will save you money down the road. 

6. Plan the moving day

There are a few different strategies I suggest for moving your senior loved ones into their new home. A full service moving company can be a little pricey, but it’s the most economical and the easiest. Get your loved ones to be a part of this and make sure your senior parents are taken care of on the trip. 

If you have any questions or need anything real estate related, we would love to help. Give us a call or send us an email, we look forward to speaking with you!

What's Stopping You from Downsizing?

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Today, we're going to talk about buyers whose kids have left the home.These buyers are looking to downsize, but our current market makes it difficult for them to do so.

Unfortunately, even though there are more homes on the market than there were earlier this year, people have been dropping out of the market since school started. That means there are fewer buyers and sellers in today's market, so in many price points, we still don't have enough homes for sale for the buyers out there.

One big reason for the low inventory is many sellers don't have their next property purchased. They can't move into their next home, so they are hesitant to sell their current one.

With that said, if you're looking to get into your single-level dream retirement home with a smaller yard, there are two things for you to keep in mind:

1. Don't make any improvements to your existing home if it doesn't raise the price of your home. We can help you determine which improvements will be most beneficial to you. My job is to help you save money and make money on your home sale.
2. Expand your search. Some agents, including myself, have lists of homes that are not on the market yet. These homeowners are open to the right offer, but they don't want to go through the hassle of getting the property on the MLS.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!

What Homes Are Millennials, Baby Boomers, and Gen X Competing For?

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Right now, there is a lot of pressure on the $400K-$800K market here in San Diego.

It all has to do with the varying generations looking for homes right now. There are about 74,900,000 baby boomers; every 10 seconds, someone turns 65. Baby boomers are looking to downsize at this time; they are trying to get 2/3-bedroom homes that are in very walkable areas.

On the other hand, there are about 78,000,000 millennials between the ages of 18-34, who are starting to look at the $400K-$800K price range as well. There are also about 50,000,000 people in Gen X who are going to surpass the baby boomers by 2028.

If you're looking to purchase or sell a home in the $400K-$800K price range, give me a call. Three different segments of society are competing for homes at that price point, so you'll want all the help you can get! I would love to hear from you.