Posts Tagged Downsizing

  • Simplify by Simplify by “Rightsizing”

    By Denise Wassenhove Owner Lean On Me Calling in a pro can help keep emotions out of deciding what to do with all that “stuff.” Downsizing can be a tough process for anyone, but especially for seniors who find themselves with large homes no longer full of children. More and more are tac...

  • “Mr. Dolan, why do you keep telling us to buy our senior housing now rather than later?” “Mr. Dolan, why do you keep telling us to buy our senior housing now rather than later?”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s nice to know that some of my senior friends are regular readers of my monthly column in this publication. At an open house a few weeks ago, one such regular reader asked me why I seem to repeat my “buy now” message so often, (Like I’m going to do again ...

  • Seniors can live in their “dream home” without expensive monthly fees…a moderate one-time down payment does it Seniors can live in their “dream home” without expensive monthly fees…a moderate one-time down payment does it

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The need for more senior housing in the Quad-Cities and across the nation continues unabated. Nationally, some 10,000 seniors join the retirement pool daily, and for many that means a beginning or ongoing search for a change in housing that meets their new lifestyle...

  • Is It Time To Move? Is It Time To Move?

    By Beth Maxwell GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy I think many of us reading 50+ Lifestyles share a common belief that time doesn’t want to stand still for any of us. Remember when you were a young child, and it felt as if t...

  • “The Best Things in Life aren’t Things” “The Best Things in Life aren’t Things”

    By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor - Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate Your lives have changed. The kids have moved away. The backyard, once a haven for barbecues and family activities, now seems to be a breeding ground for weeds and a source of many hours of back breaking work. You want to move to som...