Fresh Start Organizing

Preparing Your House to Sell - After You have Downsized and Moved
If you are able to wait until after you have moved, and the home you have vacated is now empty, consider the following advantages:
• This is much easier for you because your realtor can now show the home when convenient for the potential buyer, without inconveniencing you
• The home is now empty and potential buyers can see an unobstructed view of the house - they can envision the house arranged and decorated to their style and to suit their needs, making it their home
• Your realtor can share with you any situations where they feel that selling at this time is not in your best interest, or if your home would be better shown lived-in and furnished

Unpacking - Tip 3 - Consolidate
As you continue to unpack, consider keeping your items consolidated by category until you decide how to distribute the items throughout your new home. You will most likely need to consolidate anyway, due to downsizing, so keeping the items consolidated until you get used to your new home arrangement and the flow of your activities, will make it easier to find things. For example, picking one location to store all office supplies makes it easy to remember where to look for any office supply you need. After you have been in your new home for a while, you may decide there is a particular location in the home, away from the consolidated office supplies, where you are more likely to use envelopes and stamps. At that point, you may decide that you would like to move the envelopes and stamps to the new location. One change at a time, after figuring out what works best in your new home, will be easier in helping you remember where things are located.