Relocation

Relocating is hard to do. I just listed my home of 25 years for sale because I live alone and have no family here. My family wants me to relocate to their state and will make all the arrangements for moving. I agreed, and now I am thinking about staying here. If I cancel my real estate listing it will cost me $500. The stress of selling, moving, and finding another home is overwhelming. What would you do?
 

smilingmore said:
Relocating is hard to do. I just listed my home of 25 years for sale because I live alone and have no family here. My family wants me to relocate to their state and will make all the arrangements for moving. I agreed, and now I am thinking about staying here. If I cancel my real estate listing it will cost me $500. The stress of selling, moving, and finding another home is overwhelming. What would you do?
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I would definitely choose to move closer to my family, especially if I'd already started the process by listing my home. The exception would be if I had good friends or neighbors who would take the place of family and care for me if I became ill.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I would definitely choose to move closer to my family, especially if I'd already started the process by listing my home. The exception would be if I had good friends or neighbors who would take the place of family and care for me if I became ill.
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You are so helpful and give great advice.
 

smilingmore said:
Relocating is hard to do. I just listed my home of 25 years for sale because I live alone and have no family here. My family wants me to relocate to their state and will make all the arrangements for moving. I agreed, and now I am thinking about staying here. If I cancel my real estate listing it will cost me $500. The stress of selling, moving, and finding another home is overwhelming. What would you do?
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Ask family to come and help you pack!
 
I have moved many times for my career and love where I live now and have been here 26 years. 20 years ago my oldest son moved here and he and his wife also love it.

I have many friends and never considered leaving when I got divorced a few years ago. Even if my kids left I would stay because of my well established social life. My other 2 sons live far away.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I would definitely choose to move closer to my family, especially if I'd already started the process by listing my home. The exception would be if I had good friends or neighbors who would take the place of family and care for me if I became ill.
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I am in thank process right now and it is very hard, especially if one is doing some serious downsizing.
 
smilingmore said:
Relocating is hard to do. I just listed my home of 25 years for sale because I live alone and have no family here. My family wants me to relocate to their state and will make all the arrangements for moving. I agreed, and now I am thinking about staying here. If I cancel my real estate listing it will cost me $500. The stress of selling, moving, and finding another home is overwhelming. What would you do?
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Think of this when the fear of moving comes over you. Where you're at now, if something happened and you needed help, you would have no one because your family lives to far away and you have no friends. But, if you move closer to your family and something happens, you will have them to help you. That right there would make me feel better about moving. It sounds like it would be for the best under the circumstances.
 
You do what you think is right for you; even though all the neighbours might shake their fists at you and call you all sorts of unprintable names. They are just jealous because they might be stuck in the pig manure!
 
Pecos said:
I am in thank process right now and it is very hard, especially if one is doing some serious downsizing.
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I know you are MDB. You are working hard getting everything done for your move. Just think of it...when you can finally relax in your beautiful new place, it will have been well worth it. :D
 
I was born and raised in the City. My son moved near us when he married and I got to see my 2 Grandsons all the time. About 5yrs ago my husband and I moved to the Suburbs to be near our daughter and our granddaughter. I love it here and I am so happy to be near our daughter and granddaughter.
 
jujube said:
Don't be scared. Look at it as what might be your last great adventure. If not the last, it will for sure be your NEXT great adventure!
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OneEyedDiva said:
I understand the fear. And I understand how much work it takes. Hopefully you'll find that things are so much better where you land that it will be well worth it.
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AprilSun said:
Think of this when the fear of moving comes over you. Where you're at now, if something happened and you needed help, you would have no one because your family lives to far away and you have no friends. But, if you move closer to your family and something happens, you will have them to help you. That right there would make me feel better about moving. It sounds like it would be for the best under the circumstances.
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OneEyedDiva said:
I know you are MDB. You are working hard getting everything done for your move. Just think of it...when you can finally relax in your beautiful new place, it will have been well worth it. :D
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I agree with all of the above. And while I understand your fear, making a move certainly won't get any easier or less scary as time goes by. I think all or most of us here at SF have moved beyond the effectivess of the "don't rush into anything" advice and are now in "time's a'wastin'" territory.
 
Just had a phone call from my brother-in-law. He is in his late 60s and owns 3 restaurants here in Canada. He says he is fed up with Canada. It's not the same country to which he emigrated to in the 1970s. He is moving to some island in the Philippines where life is simplier (in his words). So, it's good-bye Canada; hello Philippines.
 

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