Senior Downsizing & Move Management
Help seniors downsize and transition to smaller homes
Overview
Downsizing services charge $2,000-$10,000 per project or $50-$100 per hour.
Serving 15-40 clients annually generates $100,000-$500,000 annually with 75-85% margins.
In 2025, seniors moving from large homes to retirement communities need compassionate downsizing help.
Services include decluttering and organizing, item sorting (keep, donate, sell, discard), coordinating estate sales or donations, packing and move coordination, setting up new residence, and family mediation.
Successful downsizing specialists work compassionately with seniors, understand emotional attachment to possessions, coordinate with moving companies and estate sale services, manage family dynamics, and create functional new spaces.
Can partner with senior living facilities, assisted living communities, and eldercare professionals.
Marketing through senior centers, eldercare advisors, real estate agents, and senior living facilities.
Required Skills
- Organizing
- Compassionate Service
- Project Management
- Senior Communication
- Family Mediation
- Resource Coordination
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Growing senior market as Boomers age
- Meaningful work helping seniors
- Multiple revenue streams (organizing, sales, coordination)
- Referrals from senior living facilities
- Less physical than estate sales
Cons
- Emotionally demanding work
- Slow decision-making with seniors
- Family conflicts and dynamics
- Projects can take weeks
- Need patience and sensitivity
How to Get Started
- Learn senior downsizing best practices
- Build network of estate sale and moving companies
- Create compassionate consultation process
- Set pricing structure (project or hourly)
- Partner with senior living facilities
- Market through eldercare professionals
- Build reputation for sensitive service
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