How to stay in control of you transition

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2. What do you think of when you hear the worddownsize? 3. I need to find a new home Where do I find a Realtor? I need to sell my current home I have to pack my belongings I need to sort my belongings. What can I take with me? What will I do with all this stuff? The house needs paint... Theres so much cleaning to do Does my home need staging? I must prepare the house for sale Who gets what? What about shipping? What do I want to keep? Where do I start? I need to find a mover Are these antiques worth anything? 4. Downsizing is amonumental task thatgoes beyond justselling your real estate 5. What if I told you there wasa company that couldhandleeverythingfor you? 6. Gordons Estate Servicesoffers integrated real estate and transition solutions 7. This means well take on the entire challenge of selling your real estate while handlingevery last detailof your move 8. We will sell your current home, find you a new home and everything in between 9. Cleaning, packing,sorting shipping, preparing yourhome for saleanything else you need tomove on with confidence 10. Gordons Estate Services is the only company in Canada that offers this complete service 11. Because we are building a new service category, our potential customers stillhave a lot of questions 12. These are the most common issues and questions we hear from people: 13. Why would I hire someone to help me downsize? My family will help me 14. Did you know... 18% of those over 65 have no living offspring 15. Nearly 20% have family living more than 90 minutesaway by car 16. Sandwich Generation 17. Sandwich Generation

• Almost 3in10of those

• aged 45to64in 2002, with

• unmarried children under

• 25in the home, (712,000individuals) were

• also caring for a senior

18. The average caregiver to elderly parents is a 46 year old female with a full timejob, children, family responsibilities & obligations 19.

• 80% report impact

• on ability to work and enjoy stress relieving activities

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• Women were more likely than men to be sandwiched.

• On average, women spent29hours a month providing care to seniors, compared to just13hours

• spent by their male counterparts

21. 10 Glendale, Belleville 22. -Daughter lived 2 doors downand was too busy to help out - Full service package -House required cleaning -Sold through traditionalreal estate methods inabout 10 days 23. 60 Jorene, Kingston 24. -Kids lived in Montreal andcouldnt keep taking time offwork to help out - Full service package - Required cleaning &packing - Also needed management of extra assets 25. I alreadypromised myfriend that theycould sell my house 26. 27. 28. 29. 1102 Howe Island Drive 30. -Clients husband passed away and she wanted to sell quickly -Hired a friend to sell her home -Sat on market for one year with no offers -Came to us and we sold using auction method in 2 months 31. I can handle the packing and cleaning myself 32. 187 Glen Castle Rd, Kingston 33.

• Executor ordered a dumpster and enlisted help of family members

• After a week, she realized she was in over her head

• Gordons team handled job in 2 weeks.

34. This soundsexpensive 35. Our services are offeredas part of the real estate transaction 36. Your real estate covers the cost of our transition team and their services 37. You can also choose from a suite of additional services tomake your transition aseasy as possible 38. Our service is notone size fits all 39. This sounds like a huge job. How are you able to doall of this? 40. 41. Our team has a unique combination of skills, which make us perfectly suited to help people with transitions 42. Real Estate Expertshelp you get the best market value for your property, quickly and efficiently 43. 44. Transition Specialiststake great care cleaning, sorting, appraising, packing, moving and managing the sale of your extra assets 45. Certified Appraisers Will help you determinethe value of the thingsin your home 46. YOUmove on with confidence knowing that all the details of your transition are taken care of smoothly and with unconditional care 47. 48. Our service is based ona simple, yet powerful promise: 49. Well tell you exactly what were going to, when and how were going to do itand we follow througheverysingle time. 50. We hold ourselves accountable to thispromise100% ofthe time 51. 52. 2008 53. The number one commentwe hear is: I wish someone had told me about your service earlier 54. 55.