For virtually everyone – and especially for the long-time homeowners – moving is a life-changing event.
People are already having a life-changing event, and that’s what is causing them to move. Just getting older is life-changing! Selling the house and moving is the SECOND life-changing event, and the double whammy is a lot to digest for those who have settled into their comfortable lifestyle for the last 10, 20, or 30+ years.
Things to Handle (all of which can be a monster by themselves):
- Leaving the comfort of home and move to a new neighborhood….and maybe a new state.
- Having to go through “the stuff”.
- Getting comfortable with the huge numbers.
- Surrendering to paying six-figures in capital-gains taxes.
- Finding a realtor who adds value.
- Finding a suitable house.
If you already live in a house that will be suitable for the rest of your life (i.e., one-story in a good area that doesn’t need much work), then enjoy! But if you know you have another move to make, don’t wait too long.
Moving is mentally, emotionally, and physically demanding…..and you want to do it when you still have your wits about you. Generally-speaking, you want to be settled by the time you are 75 years old. Because it could take years to handle the six things above, you want to get started by the time you are 70 years old.
It means that if you were born in 1953 or before, and you know you have another move coming, then you should call me today and we’ll get started! Let’s do it!
Don’t wait too long!
Born after World War II, from 1946 to 1964, the oldest boomers will turn 77 next year. When the last U.S. Census was taken in 2010, the oldest had not even turned 65.
Since then, about 10,000 a day have crossed that age threshold and by 2030, all boomers will be at least age 65.
Former Major League Baseball player Steve Garvey announced Tuesday he is running for U.S. Senate in 2024 to fill the seat formerly held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), who died earlier this month.
Garvey, a Republican, has no political background and faces long odds in a state where Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by nearly 30 points in the 2020 presidential election. But the former baseball star, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, is hoping his name recognition will give him a boost.
“I played in front of millions of fans. I never played for Democrats or Republicans or independents — I played for all of you,” Garvey said in his campaign launch video that featured several images from his baseball career. “Now I’m running for U.S. Senate in California, a state that I believe at one time was the heartbeat of America and now is just a murmur.”
Garvey is old and has a lifetime of poor decisions…perfect candidate
No! You need a home that needs constant minor attention. Without a string of small jobs around the house dear spouse might start entertaining ideas of remodeling or some such nonsense.