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Welcome to Condo Living AZ
Our experts Andrea Brundage, MBA, owner of Simple Organized Solutions (SOS); her self-description is ‘Professional Organizer & Bringer of Calm’
Showcasing builders, design trends, hot locations and more
Valerie Cantrell, owner of The UNpackers, professional organizers who unpack and organize a home after movers deliver furniture, boxes, etc.
By Paula Hubbs Cohen
Doreen Collins, owner/professional organizer and relocation specialist with Organizing by Doreen, LLC
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hether you call them condos, townhomes, cluster homes or villas, right-size living is deÿnitely taking oWin the Valley of the Sun. To help you navigate this market, Xe Arizona Republic is featuring a new monthly section called CONDO LIVING AZ right here in the Real Estate section. Presented by NewHomecentral.com, we’ll share stories about new condo and townhome communities, how to condo-size your lifestyle, what’s up with mortgage rates, where you can ÿnd speciÿc amenities and much more. We’ll also provide you with a home-hunting resource: a targeted map that indicates where some of these communities are located, along with pricing, cross-streets and contact information. Be sure to look for CONDO LIVING AZ — your resource guide to everything condorelated — right here in the Real Estate section on the second Sunday of the month (third Sunday in January, May, July and October).
Charles and Kris Costa, owners of Sidelines, Inc., a firm that supplies organization solutions to companies such as California Closets, Closets by Design and Closet Factory franchises Anne Thorne, a licensed real estate agent with HomeSmart Elite Group
Get down with downsizing
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Moving into a condo or townhome is the perfect time to organize your living spaces
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hen someone moves into a condo or townhome, it is oUeneither a ÿrst-home, last-home or vacation-home.
Although it’s not always the case, this type of move is also oUeninto a smaller space than where a homeowner previously lived — meaning that eScien t upfront downsizing and the implementation of creative aUer-move storage solutions becomes much more important to achieving a calm and clutter-free lifestyle.
We recently reached out to some savvy local entrepreneurs who oWered their advice for how best to downsize as well as how best to get — and just as importantly, stay — organized when living in a smaller-thanused-to space. Here’s what they had to say:
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What are the most important things a downsizer needs to do?
Take inventory. Xe ÿ rst thing you need to do is get a handle on all your stuW.Taking inventory prepares you emotionally to consider the possibility of letting go of those things that are not necessary. Decide what to keep. X is is the most diSc ult part of downsizing — what to keep and what to get rid of. If you focus on what you love and absolutely want to keep, the rest will need to be eliminated one way or another. Deciding on what to keep also keeps you positive on what you want in your new place. Simplify. One important thing to remember when downsizing is that letting go of the things you don’t regularly use can truly set you free. Follow the rule ‘if you don’t love it or use it, lose it’. Focus on what’s important and what really matters and let go of the rest. You will be happy you did. —Doreen Collins
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