Downsizing

Life Is Short, So Don’t Wait For Retirement to Enjoy the Lake

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2019 /

By Cindy O’Gorman Guest Contributor Cindy O’Gorman of Ebby Halliday shares reasons why downsizing to resort-living places like White Bluff Resort at Lake Whitney could be a perfect fit.  It’s time to trade unused square footage for quality of life. The real estate market is primed for prudent investors who realize sometimes less truly is…

Title Tip: The Big Ds of Real Estate

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 23, 2019 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor There is more than one Big D in Dallas-area real estate. These important “Big Ds” represent the circumstances that often demand that someone sell their property. I’m talking about death, divorce, downsizing, disaster, debt, and default. These difficult situations can make transferring the title to a property more complicated. Folks…

How to Help a Parent Through the Process of Downsizing

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 4, 2019 /

By Nancy Peham Special Contributor We all reach a point in life where it makes sense to downsize. The first step is to realize, accept, and decide that the time has come to move forward with the process. As adult children, we can support our parents’ decision — or our own — in several ways.…

EBTH Makes Dallas Design District Debut

By Joanna England / November 5, 2018 /

The idea behind EBTH, which stands for Everything But The House, is pretty straightforward. As you downsize, you’re often left with scores of new belongings that won’t fit in your new digs. The traditional estate sale model can be laborious, even with full-service sales that take over your home for a day or two. And…

How Architect Allan Ross Designed the Spectacular Bentley Place for Downsizing

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2018 /

When Dallas architect Allan Ross conceptualized Bentley Place in Greenway Parks, he designed the eight-villa luxury development with at least one specific type of home buyer in mind: downsizers. At last month’s CandysDirt.com Staff Party, we gabbed with the noted architect about a mind-boggling virtual reality tour of Bentley Place (seriously, mind-boggling!) and discussed some…