Friday, April 19, 2013

Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Should You Stay or Should You Go? Top 5 Issues every Baby Boomer should consider before selling their home. The best is yet to come! According to a PEW study, 10,000 people a day are turning 65 and this will continue until 2021. The Baby Boomer generation was born from 1946 – 1964; sandwich in by two generations of Silent / Mature Generation Born 1925 – 1944 and Gen X Born 1965-1980. According to a recent Nelson Study the next housing crash will be in 2020; due to the number of baby boomers looking to sell and downsize. So are you ready to be ahead of the next boom? In the beginning you decided to buy your home, to enjoy the luxury that you and your family and friends could develop over the years. Life brought you many things, the good with the bad, joyous occasions such as first day of your child school, High School graduation, College Graduation and off they went to find their own way. You had many dinners discussing life today, tomorrow and the future. The joyous day’s also brought you days of sorrow, from deaths to health issues. But you remember them all. The first day you moved into your home, was pretty overwhelming. What colors to paint, what furniture to buy and of course all the ongoing repairs to keep it all together. But usually the outcome was joy. To decide what you need to consider whether you should stay or you should go, comes down to 5 top issues. 1- Money 2- Maintenance 3- Downsizing 4- Taxes 5- Are you ready? Be comfortable with the team you pick to help you through this process, from your Real Estate Agent, Accountant and Attorney. Which family member will you rely on to help you through the process and the 9 steps that follow for selling a home. If you decide to sell your home, be ready for the ride. A real estate agent will work with you to discuss the process, from the pricing, to the set up and marketing to the closing table and your next home. Take it one step at a time. Just be ready, it has it ups & downs, with preparing the property for the market, pricing to getting to the closing table; but most of all finding your next port of call! Know that it is a new chapter in your life, which is fulfilling to know you got this far! The end is not the end but a new beginning and chapter in your life. Deciding which way to go maybe a challenge, but taking the steps and controlling your destiny allows the new beginning to be bright again! Picking the right real estate during this process is important, one that is an expert in the field that will be your resource in making decisions. Be happy and enjoy for the best is yet to come!! For all the details on Should you Stay or Should you Go? Join us on either Friday April 26th or Saturday April 27th 9:30 am for a 30 Minute Session at 8 College Avenue Nanuet, NY 10954 Refreshments Served Seating is limited so call today 845-623-5200! ERA Tucker Associates 8 College Avenue Nanuet New York www.TuckerERA.com 845-623-5200

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