Downsizing and senior moves in Middle Tennessee
Downsizing help in Middle Tennessee starts by deciding what goes with you and what does not. Common Hour walks the house with you and your family, then sells or places everything that stays behind. You decide what you keep, and we plan the sale around your move date.
Is this the right fit?
This is the right call when someone is moving to a smaller place and the current home holds far more than the next one will. It works best with time to spare and with the person moving still making the choices. A moving company is the better call if everything is going along and you only need a truck. If what stays behind has little resale value, we will tell you before you commit, and a cleanout may be all you need.
How it works.
Start with the next place
Get the floor plan or room sizes for where you are going, plus the move date. Those two facts decide more than anything in the old house does.
Walk the house together
Bring anyone you want in the room. Going space by space, we look at what you use, what you love and what could sell, and we give you a straight read on each.
Sort into three groups
Every piece goes with you, goes to family or stays behind. You and your family make those calls. Our part is showing you which stays-behind pieces belong at auction.
Pick the sale method
If you are still living at home, a timed online sale keeps crowds out of the rooms. Once you have moved out, an on-site sale is also on the table. Our work runs mostly online now, and we come in person as the job calls for it.
Sell and place what stays behind
Collectible, vintage and unique pieces go to auction. Other goods go to bulk buyers, vintage clothing stores and metal buyers. Cleanout crews take the rest.
Settle up after the sales close
Once the sales close, we settle up with you, or with whoever legally acts for you, as the plan lays out.
Who handles what.
Common Hour handles
- A straight read on what can sell and what cannot
- Planning the sale around your move date
- Cataloguing and selling collectible, vintage and unique pieces
- Finding outlets for goods that are not auction items
- Bringing in cleanout crews for the last of it
- Settling up when the sales close
You handle
- Deciding what goes with you and what goes to family
- Getting the floor plan and move date for the next place
- Telling us who will pack and move what goes with you
- Keeping papers, medicine and photos out of the sale rooms
- Having legal authority in hand if someone is signing for you
How fees work.
Common Hour's fees for a downsizing job depend on what you have, where it is and what the job takes, and you see them before you commit. Pieces sold at auction carry a seller's commission and a buyer's premium, both disclosed in writing. The first visit to take a look is free.
Commissions and fees are not set by law and are fully negotiable.
Questions about downsizing and senior moves.
How do I decide what to keep when downsizing?
Work from the new floor plan, not the old house. Place the pieces you use every day first, then the ones that mean the most. If a piece has no spot, it goes to family or stays behind. Take a photo of anything hard to part with, since a picture takes up no room.
Do you offer downsizing help for seniors still living at home?
A timed online sale was made for this. Pieces can sell without a crowd in the house, and Common Hour's auction terms bring buyers in only during a published pickup window. We work around your routine and your move date, not a sale calendar.
Is Common Hour a senior move manager?
We do not use that title. People searching for senior move managers near me often want someone to plan the whole move, including packing and unpacking. Our part is the decisions and the sale: what stays behind, where it goes and how it gets sold. If you need a move manager too, we will say so up front.
Where do you handle senior moves in TN?
Our work centers on Middle Tennessee, including senior move services in Nashville and downsizing help in Franklin TN, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Spring Hill and Columbia. We come by appointment, and jobs elsewhere in Tennessee are worth asking about too.
Can my children take things before the sale?
They should, and the sooner the better. Set a firm date for family to collect what they want, and put it in the plan. After that date, anything left counts as staying behind. One clear deadline heads off a lot of hard feelings.
What if my parent and I disagree about what to keep?
The person moving gets the last word on their own things, unless someone else legally acts for them. Your attorney can tell you where that line sits. We will tell you what can sell, and we leave the choosing to your family.
Related services.
Where we offer downsizing and senior moves.
- Downsizing and senior moves in Franklin
- Downsizing and senior moves in Brentwood
- Downsizing and senior moves in Nashville
- Downsizing and senior moves in College Grove
- Downsizing and senior moves in Murfreesboro
- Downsizing and senior moves in Spring Hill
- Downsizing and senior moves in Thompson's Station
- Downsizing and senior moves in Leiper's Fork
- Downsizing and senior moves in Columbia