Greetings!

Welcome to www.downsizingqueen.com. I am dedicated to providing the help you need to consolidate your belongings and move to smaller quarters. Just the other evening I did a presentation at a large senior facility to folks who were on the wait list.

They had a variety of concerns and questions including how to get started dealing with a lifetime accumulation of "stuff." It isn't easy - and the sheer enormity of the project can keep you from even trying. But if you face it by working on just one room at a time, you'll start making progress - and before you know it you'll be unloading all your unwanted belongings and you'll be feeling liberated.

Another question: should you make all the minor repairs and repaint before you put your house on the market. The answer is a resounding YES. You want to put you best foot forward. If your house is clean and freshly painted it will show much better - and you'll get a higher offer and spend less time with your house on the market. Who wouldn't want that? Paint and elbow grease is a small price to pay.