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5 Benefits of Downsizing Your Home

Have you noticed that your home is hard to keep and costing you more than it should? This is a clear sign that you should downsize your living quarters and enjoy some of the excellent benefits of a smaller home, such as more free cash and more free time to enjoy spending it. 

Mortgage Reduction 

Chances are you have become accustomed to your monthly mortgage payments, even if they are higher than they should be. Why continue to pay higher mortgage premiums when you can move into a smaller property and increase your life quality? After all, that’s what really matters. 

Keep a close eye on the mortgage market and decide on the best time to sell and downsize. The money you save on your monthly mortgage payments can be reinvested in the home to increase its market value, invested in the stock market, or used for breaks through the year.

Reduce Energy Bills 

The cost of energy is at an all-time high. This is due to geo-political events and peak oil – the point at which it becomes too expensive to extract oil from the ground. The alternative is to use more renewable energy, but the infrastructure is yet to support the rising demand for power. 

The best solution for ordinary households is to reduce energy consumption, and there’s no better way to do this than to downsize your home. Downsizing to a modern Apartment for rent means you have less space to heat and draw less power. This improves the home finances. 

Simpler Lifestyle 

If you dread the arrival of the weekend because you know you will have to spend it cleaning the home, it could be time to downsize and free up some time and money in your life. Living in a smaller home could be the future for most people based on energy consumption and life quality. 

In the past, there was a trend towards larger homes – a larger home was seen as a status symbol – but the economy no longer supports this style of living. At the same time, more people are turning to a simpler way of life to improve their life quality and their family’s financial health.  

More Free Cash 

If you feel as though your finances are locked up in a large property – the way most of the world’s freshwater is locked up in ice – it could be time to downsize the home and free up some cash. Free cash can be used for new investments, traveling, or saving for the family inheritance. 

Unlike the global sea ice, you don’t have to turn up the heat to free up some cash from a larger home; in fact, you can turn it down and save even more for your family. When you downsize, you free up money from your mortgage, save on energy bills, and benefit from investments.     

Investment Opportunities 

There’s no point in having lots of free cash sitting around in the bank accumulating a minimal amount of interest; it’s better to invest it in sensible places and accumulate wealth for your future and your family’s inheritance.

Downsizing your home now is better for your long-term finances.   

 

12 thoughts on “5 Benefits of Downsizing Your Home

  • I am actually looking forward to downsizing once my daughters go to college. It will be nice to not have to clean so much.

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  • I think this can be a great idea too. I would love to downsize as well, but at the moment I don’t think I can. I certainly will think about it though for the future.

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  • I love the idea of a simpler lifestyle. My parents really need to downsize for this reason but it’s so hard to convince my stubborn dad!

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  • All of those are good things about downsizing. But, what I like the most is less to clean up.

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  • This could be a really great idea! It really has a a lot of benefits! Thanks for sharing this with us! I really enjoy reading this

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  • This is such an awesome idea! Not only it will make our home neat and tidy but we also have many benefits, especially in our pockets! A very logical idea to save money and take the chance on other opportunities! Loved it!

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  • We talk often of if our house is too big, although with another kiddo on the way I don’t think it will feel that way for long! I do think once they are older, we’ll look for a smaller house!

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  • Sometimes a simpler lifestyle can benefit us and our mental health more. It also fees cash as you mentioned so you can enjoy life more.

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  • At a certain point in time, it definitely makes sense to downsize one’s home. There are so many benefits from downsizing.

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  • I downsized in 2019 and am now in my forever home. I got lucky and got a fantastic deal on a used manufactured home in May or 2021. I was trying to control my rent prices for the long term too. Once my house is paid off, my rent will be cheap.

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  • This is an interesting point of view. I need to study these options and see what I can do and where I can improve.

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  • It’s good to know the benefits of downsizing your home. This would surely help those who are contemplating doing it.

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