'SELLING IS HARDER FOR OLDER PEOPLE'

“Imagine when you've lived in your home for the past thirty to forty years and for some or other reason it's time to make a decision to sell your home and move to a retirement village.” Says Anthony van der Riet

The deepest roots are memories that can make the decision to sell a very traumatic one, and the fact that in certain instances the person wanting to sell might have lost their life-long partner. All those memories are all around in the house in the form of ornaments, pictures, or a garden full of plants that could have been designed and looked after by their loved one.

Often the children are concerned about their parent/s deteriorating condition and ability to look after themselves whilst still maintaining a big house and garden as well as the fact that they all alone and vulnerable should anything happen whether it be security or medical.

This is where a Professional Estate Agent can assist and first and foremost not try and rush the process as this would definitely have a total adverse effect. Get all parties to enter into a discussion as to why the move should take place. Encourage the sellers to make sure where they thinking of moving is the right place. Start making friends where you're moving to, get their opinions find out what facilities are available. Loneliness is most probably the biggest fear aging sellers have, as they think that not only will they be lonely but they will also be removed from all their memories. Which is in fact is not true as they would most probably be with people their age and who share common interests which could mean an extra lease on life and bring joy to their sunset years.

Please phone me should you want to discuss you and your family's position in this regard.

May 2005

IT TAKES DISCIPLINE TO WORK FROM HOME

“Working from home can be a huge advantage if you have a well organised study or space in the house and furnish in the appropriate way. Running your business from home is not sitting at the kitchen table while the dog's and kid's are running around and trying to stay focused at the same time, but rather physically moving into a work area and dealing with work as a priority.” says Anthony van der Riet

Some people who work from home who have commentated that it is a huge challenge to stay focused and create a system that is productive. They maintain that it has taken months or years to organize a system whereby they create a timetable and a working space that makes them focus on the work that has to be done and not to be disrupted by events that take place in the home. It's very important to have an office that is organised with shelves and files and not a pile of paper on a desk. Otherwise you will be less effective then you would have been if you had to go to an office everyday.

One of the biggest problems to overcome when you work from home is trying to avoid running to the TV and watching a programme or news or sports event that you otherwise would not be able to if you worked in an office. When the doorbell ring's which it often does, with people trying to sell something or family members dropping by for a cup of tea, expecting you to leave your office and socialise during your work time.

Although you might not have to travel in the traffic for 40 minutes and can just walk straight from your bedroom to the study, it's this extra time on hand that must be used constructively to ensure that you get maximum production out of your home office. It is vital that when you work from home you realise that the opportunity that you have, to be more productive must be utilized to give you a financial return that will make it even more worthwhile.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes - Henry J Kaiser

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