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what to save, what to let go

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Downsizing the family home

what to save, what to let go

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Sensitively counsels readers on how to downsize a family home filled with a lifetime of memories, sharing practical recommendations for strategies based on the expertise of antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers and psychologists.

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Pages
237

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Downsizing the Family Home: a Workbook
2018, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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Downsizing The Family Home
May 02, 2017, Brilliance Audio
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Cover of: Downsizing the Family Home
Downsizing the Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go
2016, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
in English
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Table of Contents

Introduction. But it was mom's!
The home front. A tough call : how to know when an aging parent needs a new home ; Get the right mind-set : facing the fully loaded house ; Endowment : why we get so attached to things ; The first cut : going through it together ; Welcome to the home front : a blast from the past ; Plan E for estate sale : For sale: fifty years of treasures! ; How much is it worth? : the meaning of value and the fine art of appraising antiques ; For art's sake : art, for what it's worth ; Beyond the estate sale : what to sell where ; The treasure hunt : tackling the pile of postponement ; The really tough stuff : what to do with photos, wedding dresses, military medals, and more
You don't have to do this alone. What the pros know : behind the scenes at an estate sale ; The siblings : the year of the house ; What's a household worth? : putting a price on the priceless
Downsizing up. Moving on : how to know when it's time ; Breaking up with stuff is hard to do : Help! I know better ; The Browns and the Switzes : two couples leading by example
For keeps. Archival storage : how to keep stuff for almost ever ; Handle with care : shipping the heirloom china and other breakables
The biggest sale of all. Selling the homestead : not suffering fools kindly ; Going, going, gone : five offers, two letters, one house
The last word. Some housekeeping.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229) and index.

Series
AARP real

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Library of Congress
TX324 .J34 2015, TX324

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Pagination
xviii, 237 pages
Number of pages
237

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OL27207070M
Internet Archive
downsizingfamily0000jame
ISBN 10
1454916338
ISBN 13
9781454916338
LCCN
2015510856
OCLC/WorldCat
933509493

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