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Best way to downsize from house to two BR apartment??
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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 627651" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I recently (last November) downsized from a 3 bedroom house to a 1 1/2 bedroom apartment and I love it!!! No yard work, no show to shovel, smaller utility bills, no big expenses when something goes wrong, etc. I haven't had any problems with noise or bad neighbors or that sort of thing. Do your homework about the place and visit it. Talk to some residents if possible. I read online reviews of the place I was moving and some of them weren't too flattering but as I evaluated them and talked to residents I realized most of them had been written by somebody with a hidden agenda.</p><p></p><p>The fact that I had just cleaned out my mother's apartment after her death helped because I came to realize that a lot of things we think we "should" keep will end up in the trash when somebody else has to deal with it. As I was cleaning out my house, I used the old "3-box" method. Everything I absolutely couldn't do without, I packed to take. Everything I didn't need or love was disposed of. Some I put in the trash, some I gave to charity, and some I sold (we have a nifty local on-line place to sell things there). The things I wasn't sure about went in the 3rd pile. After I'd rented the apartment and knew exactly what I was dealing with, I went back to the third pile and decided whether to take it or leave it. Most of those things I did not take. Even though I had some nice things and some family antiques, I didn't take all of my furniture. I took what would fit. I did buy a few new things, mostly shelves and storage sorts of things. I also bought a futon and a sleeper sofa for company.</p><p></p><p>This is definitely a case of "less is more." Unless you like to live in a cluttered mess, don't take too much. </p><p></p><p>I have finally finished decorating my new place and I absolutely love it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 627651, member: 135"] I recently (last November) downsized from a 3 bedroom house to a 1 1/2 bedroom apartment and I love it!!! No yard work, no show to shovel, smaller utility bills, no big expenses when something goes wrong, etc. I haven't had any problems with noise or bad neighbors or that sort of thing. Do your homework about the place and visit it. Talk to some residents if possible. I read online reviews of the place I was moving and some of them weren't too flattering but as I evaluated them and talked to residents I realized most of them had been written by somebody with a hidden agenda. The fact that I had just cleaned out my mother's apartment after her death helped because I came to realize that a lot of things we think we "should" keep will end up in the trash when somebody else has to deal with it. As I was cleaning out my house, I used the old "3-box" method. Everything I absolutely couldn't do without, I packed to take. Everything I didn't need or love was disposed of. Some I put in the trash, some I gave to charity, and some I sold (we have a nifty local on-line place to sell things there). The things I wasn't sure about went in the 3rd pile. After I'd rented the apartment and knew exactly what I was dealing with, I went back to the third pile and decided whether to take it or leave it. Most of those things I did not take. Even though I had some nice things and some family antiques, I didn't take all of my furniture. I took what would fit. I did buy a few new things, mostly shelves and storage sorts of things. I also bought a futon and a sleeper sofa for company. This is definitely a case of "less is more." Unless you like to live in a cluttered mess, don't take too much. I have finally finished decorating my new place and I absolutely love it! [/QUOTE]
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