Posts Tagged “preparing to sell your Halifax home”

Soften The Blow of Decluttering by Using Professionals

Soften The Blow of Decluttering by Using Professionals

As you get older, you may realize that surrounding yourself with a lifetime of memories has a cost to you. Your home may be so cluttered that downsizing to a smaller house, senior apartment, or assisted living facility is an overwhelming project. Even if you want to stay in your current home, you may need…

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Getting Ready For Your New Life By Decluttering The Old

Getting Ready For Your New Life By Decluttering The Old

If you have decided to downsize into a smaller place, you’ve already made the difficult decision to sell your home. The next set of difficult decisions involves what to take with you. In your new home, you won’t have the room for everything you own. Also, you have made the decision to downsize your living…

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Home Automation Systems Can Aid Senior Independence At Home

Home Automation Systems Can Aid Senior Independence At Home

There was a time when “home automation” meant lying in bed and turning off the light using The Clapper. Now, modern Halifax homeowners can have lights, music, home theater, garage door operation, climate control, security systems, and more all controlled on a phone, iPad, or tablet. You can control as little or as much as…

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Now May Be The Right Time To Downsize Your Halifax Home

Now May Be The Right Time To Downsize Your Halifax Home

For some people, moving from the family home is something to do only when you can no longer manage where you are. There is a certain amount of nostalgia built around staying in the Halifax home where you raised your kids, and where you created many of the most important memories of your life. Even…

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10 Ways To Make The Bathroom Safer For Aging In Place

10 Ways To Make The Bathroom Safer For Aging In Place

Here are some things you can do to make the bathroom safer. Some are obvious, some are cheap, and some represent more of an investment. Keep the floor free of clothes and towels. Are you finding it difficult to bend down to reach things? Have one of those “grabby” devices that enable you to reach…

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