Estate and Downsizing Moves: A Guide for Nashville Families
Downsizing is rarely just a move. It might be parents leaving the Forest Hills house where they raised three kids, a widowed mother heading from Brentwood to a condo closer to her daughter, or siblings clearing out a family home in Green Hills after a parent has passed. The boxes are the easy part. The hard part is deciding what goes, what stays and who gets what, while everyone is juggling jobs, emotions and a calendar. This is how to make it manageable. Start With the New Space, Not the Old One The most useful thing you can do early is get the floor plan of the new home. A three-bedroom house with a basement and garage does not fit into a two-bedroom condo, and the sooner everyone sees that on paper, the easier the decisions get. Measure the new rooms and the key furniture you want to keep: the bed, the sofa, the dining table, a favorite chair. Sketch a simple layout on graph paper or a free room-planning app. If the dining table seats ten and the new dining area fits fou...