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Originally Posted by angel222
I'm considering downsizing from my 3 bedroom designer home to a 2 bedroom courtyard villa or perhaps even a patio villa. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Wondering if this is an easy transition -- where to store furniture after selling one house until you find the next seems really hard, fitting into a already existing neighborhood seems difficult according to some posts here, and paying two closing costs are just a few of the questions going through my mind. Comments by anyone who has anything to share on this would be really appreciated. I'm sure there's alot of things I haven't even thought of yet. I've been told the square footage difference is difficult to get used to also but the costs would be easier on my budget....
Thanks for any comments you can share....
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We downsized from a three bedroom ranch to a two bedroom courtyard villa. Best move ever. We bought the Courtyard Villa furnished. Then we swapped some of our furniture between the homes and sold our three bedroom furnished.
We bought a home that was For Sale By Owner and sold ours the same way. Eliminates the 6% Real Estate fee. We hardly ever used the third bedroom anyway so we don't miss the space...less to clean. No more grassing cutting, fertilization, etc. Much lower water and electric bills. We LOVE the backyard. Lots of space and privacy. We eat dinner outside almost every night listening to the various birds. It was a wonderful decision.