Downsizing
is hard, indeed often the biggest move of a person's life, and comes when one
is least able to do it for themselves. SeniorMoves.org's on-location services
combined with the new FairSplit.com web based division tools combine to ease
the burden on families in the Phoenix area
November 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "It's hard to
begin downsizing when you're not sure what needs to be done or who is going to
do them", explained Tony Siebers of SeniorMoves.org in Mesa,
Arizona.
"That was the
explanation that Nancy, my Mother-In-Law, shared with me when asked why we had
not downsized Grandma Doriene, "Gigi", earlier", Tony explained
about his own family experience.
The prospect of downsizing an aging loved one seems
bittersweet at best. Many families now look for professional senior move
management services.
Being a former military officer and corporate strategy
executive for large companies, Tony knew the tragic outcomes of being paralyzed
with indecision.
He decided to focus his attention on the problems of his own
family's move, learned from those, and started SeniorMoves.org after receiving
training from the National Association of Senior Moves Managers.
With training as a Senior Move Manager, Tony had a methodology
to focus on the physical and emotional needs of seniors and their families who
are downsizing and help move them forward.
In addition to fears of change, his own family was literally
spread out across the world; from Japan to Washington D.C. to
California. While all understood that Gigi would move in with her
daughter when the time came, the biggest emotional hurdle was what to do with
the things that were no longer needed by Gigi.
Conflicting family opinions on who wanted and should get what
made downsizing complex. Adding to that challenge, Gigi literally asked
Tony, "How can I be equitable?".
FairSplit.com turned out to have the solution and became
SeniorMoves' first technology partner. Their new web based technology
platform allowed full engagement of the family and transparency to the
downsizing process. Their slogan, "divide things, not families" fit
well with the SeniorMoves' philosophy.
The process included consideration for emotional and monetary
values. FairSplit.com founder David MacMahan says: "We provide a
centralized location for everything online and a process to get things listed, sorted
and fairly divided so the house can be cleared and the move made."
FairSplit.com, started as an easy to use web-based platform to
share Gigi's belongings and gauge family interest in her heirlooms.
Through the FairSplit process, Senior Moves quickly confirmed
suspicions that the family did not want much, but instead felt that most of the
items should be sold for Gigi's retirement fund.
Gigi's family opted not to assign market values (i.e. eBay,
Craigslist, etc.) for her belongings, but other families using Fairsplit.com
have chosen to include and track market values.
Today, Fairsplit.com is a significant part of the Senior
Moves' downsizing process. When mobility and distance are core concerns,
the online solution bridges gaps found in many families when trying to
accomplish the move of a lifetime for someone mostly limited to a chair.
SeniorMoves.org has multiple Senior Move Managers, referred to
as Senior Advocates, and together, they offer senior downsizing, transition
planning and move management solutions to the Phoenix-Metro market.
Experienced in space planning, de-cluttering, packing and
moving, the team specializes in families who are geographically separated from
each other. Tel: (480) 648-5079 Email: info@SeniorMoves.org,
www.seniormoves.org
FairSplit.com is a California company focused on
improving the process of listing and peacefully dividing the assets in death,
divorce and downsizing. Website: www.FairSplit.comEmail: 132415@email4pr.com Tel:
855-58-ESTATe (855-583-7828) David MacMahan is founder and CEO, and a
lifetime entrepreneur creatively solving pain with technology.
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