Is Managing Your Parents Lives Running Your Life?

As Chief Bill Payer in your house, you know the feeling…you have multiple accounts, bills due at different times of the month, quarterly tax payments, a variety of investments, QuickBooks to learn… It’s overwhelming! You barely have any time to manage your...

Stay or Move: The Options for Seniors

In spite of the efforts being made today to help the elderly age in place, many folks are choosing other alternatives. It’s easy to understand why people want to live at home to the very end. This where we raised our children and where we are the most comfortable. For...

Home Safety, Room by Room

So your loved ones are getting older and life is getting a bit more complicated! Perhaps their vision and hearing are getting worse, and maybe it’s more difficult to walk up and down the stairs. Some elderly people can also suffer from dementia, which might cause them...

6 Concerns for Older Adults Selling A Home

Selling a home is always a daunting project, and for older people, who probably haven’t bought or sold a home in many years, it can now be quite surprising. Almost everything about a real estate transaction has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. You may be...

8 Pointers for Choosing an Excellent Realtor

1. Get Referrals The best way to find a great realtor is ask for referrals from someone you trust on this topic, such as a neighbor who has recently hired a realtor, your lawyer or CPA. Or ask another realtor, one that is not focused on your part of town. Find and...

Aging in Place or Stuck in Place?

“Aging in place” is the current buzz-phrase these days when we talk about where we will be living in our old age. The phrase usually means that we live at home while we are aging, and plan to be there until the day we die. It’s very understandable, who wouldn’t want...