Experience Senior Care Innovation with Retirement in Home
Transforming Homes into Lifelong income generators - while you're still living there!
When planning for retirement, a major decision is whether you can afford to stay in your own home or need to consider assisted living. Retirement in Home offers senior care innovation by guiding you in renovating to create rentable living spaces, building additional spaces, or even selling a portion of your backyard. These options help generate extra income, allowing you to live comfortably in your own home for years after retirement.
A recent Wall Street Journal post warned that 560,000 new senior housing units will be needed by 2030, while only 191,000 will be built!
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INCOME-GENERATING PROPERTY CONVERSIONS
Discover how to convert your unused spaces into rental opportunities, providing a steady source of income while retaining your independence.
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DADU CREATION
Design and build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to house family members, caretakers, or guests, enhancing support while boosting property value.
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AGING-IN-PLACE CONSULTING
We can help guide you through adding rental income and home adaptation decisions to secure your future at home.
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HOME VALUE OPTIMIZATION
Ensure your home meets both your current and future needs, increasing its livability and market value.
We can help you build a step by step roadmap to retirement in your own home!
We specialize in turning your home into a source of income while maintaining its comfort and value. By leveraging Washington State's updated property laws, we make aging in place accessible, sustainable, and secure.
We start with a preliminary analysis of your home potential for “aging in place” alterations and additions. We can then build on that information later (in step 2) to develop an affordable, step by step plan for adapting your home and property for years of living comfortably in retirement – in your own home!
Usually, the easiest way to start is by addressing the “lowest hanging fruit” projects. These are not only the least expensive items but also ones that can mostly be done without a permit and thus don’t require any waiting time. And, these can often be accomplished (at least in part) by the homeowner themselves!
Examples of these projects include:
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Replace knob door hardware with lever handles – facilitating easier access
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Install slide out shelves in kitchen & elsewhere for easier access to cabinets
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Install grab bars and handrails where appropriate
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Add or replace lighting for more visibility
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Replace existing furniture with more adaptive & multi use models
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Install voice activated electrical & lighting
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The next step is to dig deeper into your home’s potential to create separate occupancy/rentable areas inside while still leaving plenty of space for you. This is often an overlooked step as people are often encouraged to jump straight to a DADU. While in the long term a DADU might make total sense for you, it might be possible to just creatively reconfigure unused space you have before making that jump.
And sometimes you may find you don’t actually need a full-fledged autonomous space for your needs – or at least part of them. Maybe just some minor reconfiguration and creative multi use furniture will do the trick.
Some examples:
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Murphy beds that disappear into the wall
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Dining table and chairs that fold away
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Multi use microwave cookers
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Creative multifunctional room dividers
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Next, We can help you explore your property to determine if and where you might add another structure in the form of a DADU. A DADU could provide you with another private and separate 300 – 1500 sf residence that could become:
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An income producing rental
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A guest home for relatives & friends
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A caregiver living quarters
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A residence for you while you rent your main house
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A separate real estate parcel you can sell to help pay off your mortgage
Laws governing DADUs are changing in many locations to allow for multiple buildings and even duplex options. We can help you keep up with the latest developments in your area so that you can take advantage of the most options for your property before locking in a direction that might limit you.
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In addition to the above construction related solutions to assist your “aging in place” plan, we also offer other creative solutions:
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Did you know you can potentially sell a portion of your backyard ? The proceeds from the sale may allow you to pay off the balance of your mortgage, finance other improvements to your home or just provide you with a nice nest egg for your retirement comfort!
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We can also connect you with support systems, products & companies that can help supplement your remaining years is your home such as:
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In-home monitoring for both security and medical assistance. Did you know that both Amazon and Apple offer support systems for aging in place?
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Grocery & medical supplies ordering & direct delivery.
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THE BENEFITS OF OUR AGING-IN-PLACE SOLUTIONS
Generate Additional Monthly Income!
Transform unused spaces both inside and outside your home into rental units, creating a steady stream of income to support your retirement! We can show you how!
Potential lump sum to pay off your mortgage!
Not using all of your backyard anymore? You can potentially sell a portion of it for enough to pay off your mortage - eliminating your monthly payments and reducing your tax liability!
Stay Independent Longer
Extended time at home
With tailored home improvements & services. Enjoy more years of independence in the home and community you love. We can help!
HEAR WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY
"Retirement in Home helped us convert our attic into a rental unit, giving us financial freedom while staying in our home."
Sarah J.
"With their guidance, we created an ADU for my mom, making it possible for her to live with us while keeping her independence."
Mark L.
"Their tailored approach gave us the confidence and clarity to secure a comfortable and sustainable retirement at home."
Donna K.
Our Step by Step Process
Follow our step by step process to create an affordable "aging in place" sanctuary for life!
Start now to plan for your aging in place strategy.
The earlier you start - the more secure your future will be!
First Look
If you live in Washington State,
send us your address and then schedule a free 30 minute call to discuss the possibilites of what your plan for affordably aging in place could look like. Working with your address and online property info, we can quickly uncover your property's potential future as your aging in place sanctuary!
The Plan
We offer a comprehensive aging in place plan - custom tailored to your specific address and needs. This report includes a site visit by one of our skilled technicians (if you live in the greater Seattle area) to review your property's unique opportunities & issues. Specific steps are then are then laid out to facilitate your plan & budget.
Implement
With your plan in hand, you're now ready to move forward. We can support you with not only ongoing coaching but also references for qualified, cost effective team members from surveryors & architects to contractors & furniture vendors.
By your side every step of the way to help you acheive your aging in place goals!
