Boomers Bought Up the Big Homes. Now They're Not Budging.

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24. Living with less is more.

We sold our home to our Realtor DIL in November of 2022 for a very good price as is. Even with the improvements we made over the years, it still needed some upgrades. By April of 2023, the house sold for over the asking price within 48 hours of her listing it. A 4 bedroom house with 2 baths, plenty of storage, nice neighborhood with a school, close to eateries and shopping, the City Bus route, the Post Office, etc.

Downsizing, cleaning, and getting rid of stuff took me 5 months non-stop. I realized how much I was hanging on to or had accumulated that I no longer needed or the kids did not want. At least my China is in the family still. What little we did keep, moved with us. I did all the packing up. We did need a new bed, bedroom furniture, a few things for my sewing room.

Living in a Senior Living facility now was a smart move. We have a community of friends here, I have clients I sew for, my daughter and younger granddaughters near by, walking distance to shopping, eateries, Medical facilities, etc. It was a good move. Plenty of space in our 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit. We pay rent that is reasonable for such a facility in a Twin Cities suburb.