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1) decide what to keep, and start packing. This is a great time to let go of all that stuff you don't use or don't really like, but have kept forever. Marie Kondo's rule of "keep what sparks joy" is a good guideline.
2) sell stuff on eBay, Craigslist, Facebook, or other venues.
3) donate or discard remaining stuff.
4) find new housing.
1) decide what to keep, and start packing. This is a great time to let go of all that stuff you don't use or don't really like, but have kept forever. Marie Kondo's rule of "keep what sparks joy" is a good guideline.
2) sell stuff on eBay, Craigslist, Facebook, or other venues.
3) donate or discard remaining stuff.
4) find new housing.
Great list. Except I would put "find new housing" at the top of the list.
I would be letting all my family and friends know and ask for their help in finding a new home. Tour some places. Get a feel for what's available at what price.
One daughter was all excited about all the places she'd seen online for $1,400/month until she starting touring them.
just a hypothetical. I am hearing of so many people being given 60 days notice because landlords want to sell their rentals to flippers - and people have been renting these units for a very long time. A lot of foreclosures happening post pandemic now too - and the homeowners are only given 60 days and some have lived in the homes for decades. I am just wondering how one goes about dealing with that. Looking around - knowing you have a deadline - not really wanting to have to move - and having so much stuff stored everywhere. It just seems overwhelming. And yet the focus here in NY seems to be on the bus loads of illegals coming over - unwanted - yet the government just wants to give them free housing, meals, health care, education, clothes etc. While there are people that literally don't know what to do first to find new housing and leave their own housing due to no fault of their own - generally.
If your income falls within guidelines you too could be eligible for housing assistance. There are programs available in various areas to help out. Some help first time home buyers. Some subsidize rent, Worth looking into.
For the past year or so, I've been reading and hearing of many long time tenants being told that the owners are selling. Current real estate prices are hard to resist.
Sad stories from those living in trailer parks when the parks are sold. Few new trailer parks being developed and even those that are, don't allow older trailers. So people who thought they had their housing costs figured out, suddenly find themselves with an trailer they can't sell or move, and nowhere to live at a comparable cost.
Two months is plenty of time , we have moved a lot. You immediately start packing what you dont need day to day, get rid of junk. Look online for new place. You make a list of everything that needs to be done like cancel or transfer utilities, cancel cable or transfer. Add kids school records, or vet records if you have pets.
I made a list and would cross off as i did the items ..we were always ready to move on time.
Two months isn't really like 'overnight'. I would never start packing earlier than maybe 3 weeks before the move no matter what. It's not like I want to live out of boxes for months. Your first and most important move obviously needs to be to find new housing.
I'd buy a place in Newport/New Bern North Carolina, or Jerome Az. Maybe Coastal Oregon, or Eagle, Id.
Question: Do I just walk away from my current dump, or do I get to sell it?
Just returned from Eagle, Idaho. I saw a whole lot of nice and not much blight. Hear tell it's pretty expensive.
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