I'm 79. We Sold Our Home of 47 Years. Don't Make Our Mistakes

I'm 79. Margaret and I just sold the house we lived in for 47 years, and we made mistakes I don't want you to make. If you're thinking about selling your home or downsizing in retirement, here are the 7 things I wish somebody had told us first. It started with a fall on an icy driveway. It ended with a young man pointing at the pencil marks on our pantry door. Stay to the end for what he said. The 7 lessons 1. Decide before the house decides for you 2. Your kids don't want your stuff (what to do with the china, the furniture, the figurines) 3. Start in the garage, not with the photo albums 4. Keep the story, not the thing 5. Be careful with "We Buy Houses, Cash" offers 6. Pick the new place for the next 10 years, not the next 10 months 7. Say goodbye to the house on purpose Chapters 0:00 The pencil line on our pantry door 1:10 The house we bought in 1979 1:45 The fall that changed everything 2:48 Lesson 1: Decide before the house decides for you 3:41 Lesson 2: Your kids don't want your stuff 4:56 Lesson 3: Start in the garage, not the photo albums 6:09 Lesson 4: Keep the story, not the thing 7:25 Lesson 5: Be careful with "We Buy Houses" cash offers 8:45 Lesson 6: Pick the new place for the next 10 years 10:01 Lesson 7: Say goodbye to the house on purpose 11:11 What the buyer said about the pencil line 12:24 If you're facing this now I'm not a lawyer, a real estate agent or a financial advisor. This is one old man's story. Talk to people you trust before you sign anything. Tell me in the comments: how long have you lived in your house? And if you've already sold, what do you wish you'd known? New stories from Jim every week. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. #RetiredJim #Downsizing #RetirementAdvice