Estate Downsizing & Senior Move Assistance
Help seniors downsize, organize, and manage estate transitions
Overview
Downsizing services charge $50-$100 per hour or $2,000-$15,000 per project.
Serving 20-80 clients annually generates $80,000-$500,000 with 60-80% margins.
In 2025, aging population drives senior downsizing needs.
Revenue from project fees for downsizing ($3,000-$12,000), move coordination and management ($2,000-$8,000), estate sale coordination (percentage of sales), donation and disposal coordination, organizing and packing services, and family mediation facilitation.
Services include downsizing planning and decisions, sorting and organizing belongings, estate sale coordination, donation and disposal management, move coordination and packing, and settling into new residence.
Successful services provide compassionate support, help with emotional decisions, coordinate all moving logistics, work with family dynamics sensitively, and make transitions smooth.
Seniors and adult children as clients.
Marketing through senior living communities, geriatric care managers, estate attorneys, real estate agents, and senior services.
Required Skills
- Senior Sensitivity
- Organizing & Decluttering
- Move Coordination
- Estate Sales
- Communication
- Emotional Support
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Growing senior transition market
- High project fees for comprehensive service
- Meaningful support during difficult transitions
- Can coordinate estate sales for revenue
- Referrals from senior living and real estate
Cons
- Emotionally challenging work with seniors
- Time-intensive projects
- Family dynamics and conflicts
- Physical demands of sorting and moving
- Irregular project-based income
How to Get Started
- Build downsizing and senior transition expertise
- Develop relationships with movers and estate sales
- Create downsizing service packages
- Market to seniors and adult children
- Provide compassionate downsizing support
- Coordinate all transition logistics
- Help seniors settle into new homes
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