Posts Tagged “declutter”

Why You Might Consider Selling Your Home When You Retire

Why You Might Consider Selling Your Home When You Retire

So, you are ready to retire from your full-time job. While you don’t have your retirement all planned out, you are thinking about moving south to a warmer climate. Even if you stay in the same area, you hope to travel. In either case, you must decide whether you should sell your home and buy…

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Condo Living Offers A Great Housing Option For Seniors

Condo Living Offers A Great Housing Option For Seniors

When you are ready to move to a condo, there are a few basic questions you should ask If you are ready to downsize from your family home, you might not be ready to be a renter. Condominium living offers many of the benefits of home ownership without the lawn care, snow removal, and maintenance….

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New Housing Option For Nova Scotia Seniors

New Housing Option For Nova Scotia Seniors

As a senior homeowner, you might be ready to move to more convenient housing, but leaving your home might seem to needlessly compromise your independence and make you feel old before your time. If you are in good health, you do not need to live in the same type of housing that someone with compromised…

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Embrace The Future Of Senior Housing In Canada

Embrace The Future Of Senior Housing In Canada

If you are a senior homeowner living in property that is too big for you and that no longer meets your needs, you may be reluctant to sell your home because the alternatives for senior housing do not appeal to you. Leaving your home means abandoning what is familiar to you, drastically reducing your living…

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Make A Tax-Free Saving Account A Retirement Strategy

Make A Tax-Free Saving Account A Retirement Strategy

Funding retirement housing can be challenging, but since 2009, when Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) were created by Canadian Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, seniors can have one more resource to tap when it comes time to access assisted-living. What Is A TFSA And How Does It Work With a TSFA, individuals over 18 can…

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Should You Jump Into The Current Renovation Boom?

Should You Jump Into The Current Renovation Boom?

The average Canadian love owning their home. If you happen to be hooked on shows such as Property, Brothers, Love It Or List. It, or Holmes On Holmes, you know, quality renovations can pay off big when you sell, so updating your kitchen to gourmet status, opening up the floor plan, and investing in costly…

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