By Sara Martin
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE
Maybe it’s the pencil marks that tracked your children’s growth through the years. Or perhaps it’s the rosebushes that your husband planted on your 50th wedding anniversary. Whatever the memory, our houses are full of familiar sights that create the feeling of, well, home.
However, life’s only guarantee is that change is bound to happen. Children grow up and move away, full-time work gives way to retirement, and the blessings of home ownership can start to feel like burdens.
New thoughts begin to emerge—thoughts of moving to a community where the people are among the most fascinating you’ll ever meet, where you don’t have to worry about the maintenance of your home, and where all the amenities you will ever need are at your doorstep.
When worry sets in
As the excitement of moving to this new community grows, so do the doubts: “Who do I contact to get my house ready for a sale? How will I ever manage to sort through all my things? I don’t even know where to start!”
Before the doubts become too overwhelming, there is some reassurance: A new program, Erickson Realty and Moving Services (ERMS), is now available at Eagle’s Trace, Houston’s premier retirement community.
New program does it all
“We don’t want anyone to pass up the Erickson lifestyle just because they don’t know where to start,” says Sharon Baksa, who oversees the ERMS program for all Erickson communities. “Moving can be overwhelming. We are here to help.
“This program will be proactive in simplifying every aspect of the move-in process. We provide in-home consultations; a network of resources including professional real estate advice; and assistance with marketing, staging, downsizing, packing, moving, and any other services that make moving to an Erickson community easier than staying home,” Baksa says.
The first step in utilizing this new service is to schedule a complimentary in-home consultation.