What Do I Do With 30 Years of Stuff Before Downsizing?
If you're thinking about right-sizing, the money math and the buy-or-sell timing aren't usually the hardest part. The stuff is. Thirty years of Christmas decorations. Kids' sports trophies. Furniture that filled a two-story house. A garage that somehow became a museum. And a basement that... well. Y
Should I Buy My Smaller Home Before Selling My Current Home?
Right after "Should we downsize?" comes the next big question: "Which do we do first? Buy or sell?" It sounds like a scheduling question. It's not. It's a money question, a stress question and a "how many times do we want to move" question. Nobody wants to move twice. Nobody wants to own two houses
Does Downsizing Actually Save Money? The Math Homeowners Should Do First
Here's an assumption I hear all the time: "We'll sell the big house, buy something smaller and pocket the difference." Sometimes that's exactly what happens. And sometimes it doesn't work out that way at all. A smaller home doesn't automatically mean a cheaper home. A paid-off house doesn't automati
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