When taking on the Estate Trustee role, should you “Do It Yourself” or hire third party partner(s) to help manage your responsibilities? The answer to this depends on a lot of factors about you and about the estate in question. It is important to do a little self discovery and situational analysis before deciding which path to choose. Here are some factors to consider when making your decision:

Imagine you've found the house you want, and it's perfect for you and your family. You examine the house, talk to the owners, think it over, and decide how much you will offer.

Surely, at this late stage there will be no surprises right? 

This is a question I get from time to time - typically when an estate or downsize seller has a familiarity or a relationship with one or more real estate agents already. The fact that a client has been considering agent 1 or 2 for awhile is not a surprise. With what some say is over 48,000 agents in the GTA alone, most people know at least one.

And with the vast majority of real estate advertising being spent on agent promotion - rather than property promotion, it is not uncommon to get the impression that only a select few in your community can get the job done right. Fair thought.

Are you getting ready to move into a retirement community and want to make sure you have everything you need once you get there? Having completed hundreds of moves for our clients over the years, use the checklist below to help get organized.

At Gordon’s Downsizing & Estate Services, one of the services we offer is helping customers manage what to do with their extra personal belongings when they downsize. We build and execute a personalized plan for each customer to accomplish this task. When there is a volume of items to be dispersed we typically use an online auction service, www.MaxSold.com to do so, as this method generates maximum value for our customers.

From time to time customers ask us whether they can remove an item from their auction once it is open and the short answer is “No, it’s not a good idea.” and this is why...

Often, the hardest part of selling your home is getting the house into “sell ready” condition. This can be a stressful, time consuming and, frankly, an overwhelming experience for both you and your family.

Many people don’t know where to begin, which often leads to homes going on the market in a less-than-perfect state. 

Senior move management is a new industry that has sprung up to meet the needs of an aging population.

The baby boomers are getting older, and there are more and more seniors who need or want to move. So, why might you need to hire a transition specialist if you are looking to downsize your lifestyle? 

The expression “too many cooks in the kitchen” can be true when people come together to accomplish a goal or make a decision, and that's no different when it comes to creating your downsizing plan.

When you are in the process of planning your downsizing, it's important to have people around you who you trust to help you make the right decision, including family and friends. 

Written by Adam Gordon, COO of Maxsold
Edited by Barry Gordon, Founder of Maxsold

Gordon's Downsizing and Estate Services has a long-standing partnership with MaxSold to help re-sell larger volumes of estate inventory or personal property. MaxSold has a unique service as COO, Adam Gordon explains in this guest blog post.