Moving? Niche Service Helps Decide What to Leave or Take

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When Anita and Robert Summers planned to move from their family home in Merion Station, Pa., to a nearby retirement community, they were daunted by the thought of sorting more than four decades worth of stuff. So they turned to Moving Solutions, a Wynnewood, Pa., company specializing in "senior move management." For $2,800, the consultant helped the two retired professors decide what to take with them and what to give away.

The growth in retirement communities and the scattering of adult children have created this niche service. As you sort through a lifetime of belongings, the move manager helps you decide which treasures to keep and arranges for disposing of the stuff you don't. Some managers will assist moving frail seniors into nursing homes.

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Moving? Niche Service Helps Decide What to Leave or Take

But leaving behind a memory-laden house can be difficult. So beyond organizational skills,...

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