Moving into a Smaller Home - A Rewarding Challenge!
You've raised your family, completed your career journey and it's time for change!
Now you want to travel, spend time with your Grandchildren, golf, hike, serve your community or spend more time at the cottage so you really don't need the beautiful big home that served you well for so many years. It's an emotional time and it's an exciting time so even though you have moved several times before, this one will present you with new challenges.
This time, more than any other, you need a mover you can trust, The Honest Mover Ltd!
Three Things To Consider
Your Downsizing, So Where Does Everything Go?
It's never been more important to include your kids and maybe even grandchildren.
Every member of your family has emotional attachments to the home you are leaving and items within. By including your whole family to decide what gets re-distributed, donated or disposed of, you build stronger family bonds, share family history and learn what items you will keep. That all helps you determine what size home you need or if you need storage space to complement your new home.
Plan - Measure - Document - Measure Again
Some things never change! You are downsizing so measuring everything, making diagrams and 'test fitting' everything is necessary.
Hiring an expert move planner is a really good investment. The cost of these experts will almost certainly be less than the cost of an error that requires you to find last minute storage for items that are discovered won't fit in your new right sized home. Whether you hire a professional move planner or do the planning yourself, tTake your time, start many months ahead of your desired moving date and this move will go smoothly too. You can expect to spend a couple months going through all your possessions and deciding what goes, what stays and who will receive living inheritances of family treasures. Enjoy the process and share the joy with your loved ones.
New Considerations of Downsizing
We covered the obvious size matters above, but right sizing your home might mean moving into a condo, townhouse or planned community with shared common elements. So you need to co-ordinate with the facilities management and make sure access to shared elements like parking, elevator, storage units are all booked and confirmed. It's important to know your start time for bookings and the end time. Remember to ask if anyone else is scheduled ahead or after you use the common areas. As with any move, if you can schedule it for the middle of the month and early to mid week, middle of the day, it can make for a more relaxed move.
If you can take possession of your new home 3 to 5 days before moving day, you have time to measure and test fit, adjust or adapt. The extra time to clean, prepare and maybe even receive shipments of new furniture and appliances is helpful. Having all utlities installed and active before the move helps provide peace of mind on moving day.