23 articles on Midlife Simplicity tagged "downsizing."
23 articles
Fake payment notices, overpayment tricks and verification code requests target sellers clearing a house. Here is how each one works and how to sell locally and safely.
H.R. 9064 would lift the home-sale exclusion to $1 million for long-time owners 65 and older. It has not passed. Here is how to run your own numbers and decide.
With the 30-year rate at 7.32%, a trial rental can save downsizers from a costly wrong move. Here is how to plan, price and protect one.
Before a move, sort paper into keep, keep-for-a-time and shred. Here are the IRS retention periods, the home records to protect and a safe way to dispose of the rest.
A home sale can lift your Medicare Part B premium through the income-related charge. Here is when it happens, with the 2026 income lines and a worked example.
The national average is near $135 a month and slipping. Here is when a unit helps a downsizing move and when it just delays decisions.
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Florida and Wyoming vote on property tax changes on November 3. Here is what they mean if you are about to move.
Sellers now outnumber buyers by a record margin. Here are eight questions that separate an honest listing agent from one buying the listing.
Price growth has slowed to 2.6% a year. Here is how to weigh an as-is sale against a light fix-up, and what you still have to disclose either way.
Moving less means a smaller quote, but only if you hire the right mover. Here is how to check a company, read estimates and sort first.
Most things sell for less than you paid, which keeps the tax simple. Here is how to handle the exceptions, the paperwork and a 1099-K that arrives anyway.
Rates climbed in October just as inventory hit its highest level since 2019. Here is how to plan the purchase side of a downsizing move without overpaying for credit.