How do you know when it is time to downsize? Moving from the home you raised your children in – or one similar to it – is often difficult for people to get their heads around. With so much history attached to a house, it is hard to know when to move on.
Downsizing, and how and when you should
do it is a complicated beast. There are a lot of things to consider: finances, your health,
location, lifestyle, family and friends. Many don’t
this, most people do reach a stage where they
spending time in the house with their five
to an apartment. This was certainly the case
strong connection to the home they had built.
and they find the process daunting. Despite all
raising three children and now enjoying
feel the need to move to a smaller house – or
grandchildren, the Birminghams felt a very
Vantage Gold Coast Development in Carrara just over a year ago.
the place to search for new property
maintain both the house and the garden.” Having been married for almost 50 years,
the house they built in Gilston to move to the
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as we got older it was getting harder for us to
know when to start thinking about downsizing
for Dianne and Jack Birmingham who sold
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gave it a real tropical feel – we loved it – but
“One of the most difficult things was looking around at the furniture and belongings we had accumulated over the years and deciding what to let go,” said Dianne. “You don’t realise
“It was a very difficult decision for us,” Dianne
you have such a sentimental attachment to
Queenslander set on one acre. It had vaulted
years in the same spot, but then when you are
told PropertyMash. “We had a four-bedroom
furniture. You are tired of looking at it after ten
ceilings and sliding doors to the garden which
without it, you miss it a little bit.”
