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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Figtree3, post: 4583118, member: 33&quot;]Aqui, I just moved from a house approximately the size of yours to a two-bedroom apartment of about 1100 square feet. The apartment is not in senior housing, although I could qualify for that. Anyway, I highly, <i>highly</i> recommend hiring somebody to help with downsizing before you move. I tried to do it on my own, but had lots of distractions and did only a little over several months. I tried contacting a company that advertises that they help with estate sales and/or clearing out homes. Emailed them and they never got back to me. Think I wrote again, then gave up on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next I heard from a friend about a young woman whose side job is to help with organizing and decluttering. She came over for one visit and gave some advice, then offered, optionally, to come over for one hour a week and help with any area I wanted her to. She came over about 5 or 6 times, and also took away anything I wanted to donate to charity. She also took away any items that could be recycled (but not trash or garbage). A few months later I was ready to actually pack and thought of other areas to declutter and she came over again a few times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, after all of that, I had too much stuff for the apartment. But it&#039;s a lot better than it would have been without her.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, a good friend of mine and his wife have moved several times over the last few years. They have lots and lots of stuff and are not ready to get rid of it. They rent remote storage spaces and seem happy with that. So that might be a possibility.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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