Moving to an apartment? Nice. Initially, when you shared something that an apartment guy said, I assumed you were looking for an apartment for your kid. I have always wondered why people continue to live in a house after the kids have moved out.

@timapple fucking bay area housing prices. We haven't owned since we left Georgia >.<

my parents didn't do this, and I continue to think it was a mistake. It takes some bravery for sure.

You are right! We have done such downsizing two years ago: kids moved out, house is sold now, joined a smaller flat. More space, less duties, more freedom for additional topics! Enjoy!

@timapple Have you seen this supposed (supposed because this is based off a single clip) trend of build-to-rent communities? Cray-cray.

As of this moment, the opinion formulating in my head is that renting only becomes long term bona fide when moving to a community where paying off a mortgage completely isn't really in the cards. Like the $6 million home we rent in Palo Alto's holy grail school district (sans kids) that isn't all that much bigger than the house we owned in Athens, GA, purchased for $125K.

Change f$&king sucks until the second month or so.

We are seriously thinking about downsizing as our youngest heads off to college in a couple of weeks.

time to buy a motorhome and tour the country!

@manton Moving is a lot of work. Good luck.

Discarding stuff you no longer need is even harder, but it goes with downsizing. Moving is one of life's most stressful events. Some even need professional help from a psychologist to deal with the stress. However, the older one gets, the harder it becomes.

I’ve found it only get harder with the years. I’ve never owned a house though, only an apartment. Now I rent. (Not by choice though).

@timapple I needed out of the bible belt after 27 years. I was in Massachusetts for a year and also fell in love with Boston. F$&k any state trying to tell you what you can and cannot buy on a Sunday.

micro.maison is not taken yet.

@timapple I meant a condo, i.e., downsizing to an apartment instead of a house. That way, we can live in more trendy and downtown areas if you like urban living.

@dejus Tempting! All the research I've done on travel trailers and vans would be a whole separate blog post. 🙂

@timapple Yup. In terms of the planet, too, denser living is what we should be promoting and going for. The expectation that everyone has an attached yard and a garage is wrecking havoc and is also more expensive. Via Kevin Drum, I love what this LA developer is doing.