Juli Doty - Real Estate, Real Advice

Stay or Move: Decision Making from the Family Home

Why Seniors Consider Moving

The house and yard are more than they want to maintain. The house is just too quiet. Living alone in the old neighborhood is isolating and inconvenient. Health problems make independent living a struggle. Finances have grown tight. This list could go on forever. No matter what your reason for wanting to move, your primary goal should be to create the life you are most comfortable with.

Housing Options Available

• Home Modification
• Senior Retirement Communities
• Share your home by moving a caregiver or one of your children in with you
• Create a separate apartment on your kids property
• Elderly Cottage Housing
• Move into a Continuing Care Retirement Community (apartment, then assisted living, etc.)

What Should You Do With the Family Home

• Sell it
• Sell it to a family member
• Keep it for the kids
• Do nothing and let the kids fight over it after you pass on