We often hear conflicting views on the “bigger is better” concept, particularly when it comes to the home. While your full-size family home may have served you well for many years, the time will come when downsizing becomes a serious consideration. 

But given just how big of a project downsizing can seem, some homeowners might second-guess the advantages. However, in actuality, downsizing your home can lead to an easier and more fulfilling life. In this blog, we’ll tell you how! 

Reset & Refresh

Downsizing isn’t just about moving to a smaller house. As a process, downsizing marks the beginning of a new chapter in your life. It’s a chance to reassess your priorities, needs, and wants, and consider how your next home can suit them. In other words, downsizing is an invitation to reinvent your living space and, by extension, your life.

A smaller home often offers increased mobility and freedom. When you’re not burdened by the demands of a larger home and property, you gain greater flexibility in your lifestyle. This newfound freedom allows you to consider spontaneous getaways or significant life changes more easily. 

Are you a senior who is looking to sell, buy, or both? Explore these blog posts for helpful advice. 

• What to Look For in a New Home if You’re Retired
• 3 Things Seniors Should Know Before Selling Their Home
• 5 Steps to Becoming a Snowbird

Shrinking Your Expenses

Another way downsizing can help make your life easier is by freeing up more of your savings. In most cases, downsizing to a new home means reducing your month-to-month housing expenses. This is because smaller homes typically come at smaller price points, which translates to lower mortgage payments. By extension, a smaller home usually also brings reduced costs related to utilities, insurance, maintenance, and more. 

With all that in mind, downsizing can help you cut back on housing costs, which allows you to spend your income or savings on other things. Whether it’s saving for a rainy day, investing, or simply enjoying more experiences, this financial flexibility can really help you enjoy the next chapter of your life. 

More Time For You

One of the most practical and liberating aspects of downsizing is that you’ll spend less time on housework. A smaller home usually has fewer rooms to clean, less outdoor space to maintain, and fewer areas that require attention. This means less time spent on chores and more time to dedicate to activities that truly bring you joy like hobbies, interests, and time spent with loved ones.

Downsizing as a Snowbird 

One unique possibility opened up by downsizing is the chance to become a snowbird. In recent years, more and more Canadians are choosing to buy a home in Florida as part of their retirement plans. The prospect of downsizing to a snowbird community combines the best of both worlds, embracing the advantages of smaller living spaces and fulfilling the desire for a warm and welcoming escape.

While there are endless destinations for snowbirds to downsize to, Florida in particular is a popular option – and for good reason. Florida is home to a number of snowbird-oriented retirement communities that cater to individuals looking to escape the cold. 

Just like a traditional downsizing, this choice offers the practical advantage of reducing maintenance and financial burdens during retirement years, while additionally providing the opportunity to bask in the sun and connect with a vibrant community of fellow snowbirds. 

Want to know more about condo living? Read these blogs next! 

• 5 Reasons You’ll Love Condo Living
• What Happens if My Pre-Construction Condo is Delayed?
• How a Real Estate Agent Can Help You Buy a New Condo

Downsizing With Lino Arci

Looking for an industry-leading real estate team that can guide you through a stress-free downsize? Look no further than the Lino Arci Team. 

Regardless of which chapter of life you’re in, selling your home and then finding a new one is certainly no small task. As real estate agents who specialize in supporting downsizers, we understand the unique challenges (and rewards) that come with entering the next phase of your life. We take a hands-on approach to make your downsize as smooth, successful, and risk-free as possible.

Looking for a senior-specialized home sale or home purchase? Our team is proud to offer industry-leading support for our clients. Call 416-571-2724 to get in touch or email us at info@arciteam.com.

The month of October can be a spooky month, maybe even a scary month with monstrous problems. Yikes!! Well maybe not, but words like that seem to be popping up everywhere as kids and adults alike look forward to Halloween.

In fact, according to USA Today, adults spend more on themselves to celebrate Halloween than any other day during the year. I get that. Especially if they want to hang out with the kids to go trick or treating, or to a Halloween party of some kind.

Many homeowners and home buyers though are truly scared. Scared to death of how in the world they are going to get out of their house and into their next one (the trick).

If you or a friend are thinking about sellin
, make sure to choose a real estate company you can trust!

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! My Treat: As a result of working with over 5,000 families over a 36-year time span, we have developed a special program to help home sellers and homebuyers. We will guarantee the sale of their present home at a price agreeable to them and in the unlikely event their home does not sell, we’ll buy it. Now that is how you turn a trick into a real treat.

YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY AND remember… YOUR referrals help the Community.

My heart breaks for many young people and families who will not be able to enjoy this fun time of the year out trick or treating or going to Halloween parties.

As you know, tragedy falls on many in this life. Tragedies like sickness, cancers, and other nasty diseases. We aim to do what we can to help people who are unable to get out and have fun right now, due to these evil health problems.

This year my team and I are on a mission to raise $50,000 for SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto! SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto does awesome work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life-threatening diseases like cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and others.

Whether it’s providing Food for the struggling and hungry through its many food pantries, providing temporary housing for the displaced or the abused or the homeless, the jobs programs for struggling neighbors trying to get back on their feet, the Clothing, the Summer Lunch Programs, the Toy Shop, and their Market Place for poverty-stricken neighbours,

SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto is Making a Difference Today and for Tomorrow!

As a leading non-profit, SickKids depends on Sponsorships and Donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to SickKids to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our community!

So When you hear my say “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY…” they really do!

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

To refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Over the decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home. I hope this special month of Showing Thanks bring you so much joy and happiness. 

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! 

Refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can send this blog link to someone you know considering a move.

2. You can pass along our business card or contact info to them.

3. You can go to www.WeHelpTheKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.

4. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Why Support SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto:
Born, raised and growing up right here in Toronto I have seen many things change. I remember when it was just woods where two of the areas largest shopping malls are now, Vaughan Mills Mall and Yorkdale Mall. Most call it progress, and it is true that many have done well as the Greater Toronto Area has grown. There are however some in our community that for reasons beyond we can fully understand are experiencing real hardship. Circumstances like tragedy, loss, victim, homeless, disables, abused, hungry, gravely ill and unemployed. People with one or a combination of these hardships do exist and exist in numbers that would shock most. Thank God for the grateful people at Sick Kids Hospital.

SickKids Hospital has been leading the way in helping those in our community that need help the most. Literally, restoring HOPE to those who are living with hopelessness. My team rally’s around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto shares similar commitments to their patients. And

In case you are not sure of the title… it’s Labour Day. The Backwards Holiday. Every year when it rolls around, I wonder why it is named Labour Day. Since it’s a Holiday intended to be just that, a Holiday – I would think a better name may be Relax Day or Lazy Day or Off Day or Sleep in Day, maybe even Do-Nothing Day, something other than Labour Day.  After all, we know what Labour means.  And many will likely be celebrating Labour Day by Labouring. 

Labour Day came about because workers felt they were spending too many hours and days on the job.

In the 1830s, manufacturing workers were putting in 70-hour weeks on average. Sixty years later, in 1890, hours of work had dropped, although the average manufacturing worker still toiled in a factory 60 hours a week. 

These long working hours caused many union organizers to focus on winning a shorter eight-hour workday. They also focused on getting workers more days off, such as the Labour Day holiday, and reducing the workweek to just six days.

These early organizers clearly won since the most recent data show that the average person working in manufacturing is employed for a bit over 40 hours a week and most people work only five days a week.

Surprisingly, many politicians and business owners were in favor of giving workers more time off. That is because workers who had no free time were not able to spend their wages on traveling, entertainment, or dining out. 

As the U.S. economy expanded beyond farming and basic manufacturing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it became important for businesses to find consumers interested in buying the products and services being produced in ever greater amounts.   Shortening the work week was one way of turning the working class into the consuming class. 

So, to celebrate the month of September and the affection for Labouring, I have a special announcement to make I will be Labouring, but for a very special reason. 

My team and I are addicted to helping you and those you know buy or sell the place they call home. In fact, it is a race to help as many as possible so we can GIVE more away. 

A CORE philosophy at our company is ‘the size of the hole you give thru is directly proportionate to the size of the hole you receive thru’.  Therefore, our Mission is to Go Serve Big!!!  Serve you, serve those you refer to us, and of course, serve a very worthy cause… the great work being done at SickKids Hospital of Toronto.

VIP CLIENT PROGRAM: Seller ___ does OR ___ does not wish to participate in Broker’s VIP Client Real Estate Investor Program (REIP), whereby Seller will receive notices of free real estate investor trainings and notices of real estate investment opportunities by mail, email or phone at times when investment opportunities arise. Seller may opt out of The REIP at any time. Seller is never obligated to invest in estate.

So, if you or anyone you know like the idea of making money in real estate using other people’s money, please contact us right away… while these HOT investment opportunities are available.

Making gains in assets and wealth are nice! I especially like it because it allows me the opportunity to GIVE more. How about you?

As you probably know, we donate a portion of our income to some AMAZING worthy causes! Like SickKids Hospital of Toronto, a nonprofit organization in Toronto providing critically ill children and their families from your community and around the world with magical week-long wish vacations at no cost.

SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto is Making a Difference Today and for Tomorrow!

As a leading non-profit, SickKids depends on Sponsorships and Donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to SickKids to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our community!

So When you hear my say “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY…” they really do!

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

To refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Over the decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home. I hope this special month of Showing Thanks bring you so much joy and happiness. 

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! 

Refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can send this blog link to someone you know considering a move.

2. You can pass along our business card or contact info to them.

3. You can go to www.WeHelpTheKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.

4. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Why Support SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto:
Born, raised and growing up right here in Toronto I have seen many things change. I remember when it was just woods where two of the areas largest shopping malls are now, Vaughan Mills Mall and Yorkdale Mall. Most call it progress, and it is true that many have done well as the Greater Toronto Area has grown. There are however some in our community that for reasons beyond we can fully understand are experiencing real hardship. Circumstances like tragedy, loss, victim, homeless, disables, abused, hungry, gravely ill and unemployed. People with one or a combination of these hardships do exist and exist in numbers that would shock most. Thank God for the grateful people at Sick Kids Hospital.

SickKids Hospital has been leading the way in helping those in our community that need help the most. Literally, restoring HOPE to those who are living with hopelessness. My team rally’s around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

I encourage you to visit their website at www.sickkids.ca and check out how they are making a difference in the lives of children and their families!

You do not have to be a weather person to predict the weather this time of year. We all know… it is the hottest time of the year. But that is not all that’s hot. The economy is red hot too. By all measures the best economy in 20 years or so.

This is GOOD for most reading this, but there will be some exceptions. There always are. An example could be someone will sell a house and make out great, meaning a buyer pays a bit more than they would have not too long ago. And in some areas, the opposite happens. Seller does not make out that great, but the buyer does. Most homeowners who do NOT have to sell of course know this and will hold back on buying or selling. That will of course impact supply and demand. Results right now? RED HOT opportunities!

How does this impact you? Well, it is a HOT time to invest in real estate. Single-family, multi-family, and even farmland. If you did not get the memo, here is a special clause from our Buyer and Seller agreements of our VIP Client Program enabling past clients of ours to create additional wealth thru real estate.

VIP CLIENT PROGRAM: Seller ___ does OR ___ does not wish to participate in Broker’s VIP Client Real Estate Investor Program (REIP), whereby Seller will receive notices of free real estate investor trainings and notices of real estate investment opportunities by mail, email or phone at times when investment opportunities arise. Seller may opt out of The REIP at any time. Seller is never obligated to invest in estate.

So, if you or anyone you know like the idea of making money in real estate using other people’s money, please contact us right away… while these HOT investment opportunities are available.

Making gains in assets and wealth are nice! I especially like it because it allows me the opportunity to GIVE more. How about you?

As you probably know, we donate a portion of our income to some AMAZING worthy causes! Like SickKids Hospital of Toronto, a nonprofit organization in Toronto providing critically ill children and their families from your community and around the world with magical week-long wish vacations at no cost.

SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto is Making a Difference Today and for Tomorrow!

As a leading non-profit, SickKids depends on Sponsorships and Donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to SickKids to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our community!

So When you hear my say “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY…” they really do!

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

To refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Over the decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home. I hope this special month of Showing Thanks bring you so much joy and happiness. 

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! 

Refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can send this blog link to someone you know considering a move.

2. You can pass along our business card or contact info to them.

3. You can go to www.WeHelpTheKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.

4. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Why Support SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto:
Born, raised and growing up right here in Toronto I have seen many things change. I remember when it was just woods where two of the areas largest shopping malls are now, Vaughan Mills Mall and Yorkdale Mall. Most call it progress, and it is true that many have done well as the Greater Toronto Area has grown. There are however some in our community that for reasons beyond we can fully understand are experiencing real hardship. Circumstances like tragedy, loss, victim, homeless, disables, abused, hungry, gravely ill and unemployed. People with one or a combination of these hardships do exist and exist in numbers that would shock most. Thank God for the grateful people at Sick Kids Hospital.

SickKids Hospital has been leading the way in helping those in our community that need help the most. Literally, restoring HOPE to those who are living with hopelessness. My team rally’s around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

I encourage you to visit their website at www.sickkids.ca and check out how they are making a difference in the lives of children and their families!

We assume the rights of freedom and debate its boundaries in politics, yet how often do we take time to reflect on what freedom means to us personally? Freedom is not a concept carved from stone; it is malleable and personal, always shifting shape depending on where you find yourself standing and the angle of the slanting light.

My personal definition of freedom is the ability to act based on my convictions without external restriction or retribution. It is the ability to represent myself as I see myself to be, not having to hide or disguise who I am in order to pursue happiness, fulfillment, and growth. It is the power of free self-expression. Personal freedom is one of my top three values.

Of course, there are boundaries to freedom. My actions should not hurt others or restrict their personal freedoms, and so this is the dance of conscience. Will what I want conflict with what others want or need? If so, how can I have the personal autonomy I need while respecting the freedom of those around me?

I believe there is always a path for mutual free expression, when we respect one another. Today, as we prepare to celebrate Freedom Month, I offer the following quotes as food for thought and as writing prompts.

AND remember… YOUR referrals
help the Community

This year my team and I are on a mission to raise $50,000 for SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto! SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto does awesome work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life-threatening diseases like cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and others.

Whether it’s providing Food for the struggling and hungry through its many food pantries, providing temporary housing for the displaced or the abused or the homeless, the jobs programs for struggling neighbours trying to get back on their feet, the Clothing, the Summer Lunch Programs, the Toy Shop, and their Market Place for poverty-stricken neighbours, SickKids leads the way in restoring lives one person and one community a a time.

SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto is Making a Difference Today and for Tomorrow!

As a leading non-profit, SickKids depends on Sponsorships and Donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to SickKids to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our community!

So When you hear my say “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY…” they really do!

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

To refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Over the decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home. I hope this special month of Showing Thanks bring you so much joy and happiness. 

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! 

Refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can send this blog link to someone you know considering a move.

2. You can pass along our business card or contact info to them.

3. You can go to www.WeHelpTheKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.

4. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Why Support SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto:
Born, raised and growing up right here in Toronto I have seen many things change. I remember when it was just woods where two of the areas largest shopping malls are now, Vaughan Mills Mall and Yorkdale Mall. Most call it progress, and it is true that many have done well as the Greater Toronto Area has grown. There are however some in our community that for reasons beyond we can fully understand are experiencing real hardship. Circumstances like tragedy, loss, victim, homeless, disables, abused, hungry, gravely ill and unemployed. People with one or a combination of these hardships do exist and exist in numbers that would shock most. Thank God for the grateful people at Sick Kids Hospital.

SickKids Hospital has been leading the way in helping those in our community that need help the most. Literally, restoring HOPE to those who are living with hopelessness. My team rally’s around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

I encourage you to visit their website at www.sickkids.ca and check out how they are making a difference in the lives of children and their families!

You guessed it right. June is Donald Trump’s Birthday Month. BUT why would I mention this to YOU?

Well, since you have been kind enough to be a part of our business, I wanted to take the opportunity to give YOU a gift on Donald Trump’s birthday.  I am sure Mr. Trump doesn’t mind. He seems to have plenty of stuff, so I’d like to celebrate his birthday by giving you (and those you know), TWO very special gifts! Yes, TWO gifts.

Gift #1 is my lifetime home sale guarantee.

Your Home Sold, Guaranteed, at Your Price or I’ll Buy It*

Yes, this is the guarantee I am most famous for. And you will know that whether it’s a super awesome real estate market or a housing recession, I have not wavered from this guarantee.  The peace of mind from a guarantee like this is a fantastic gift. I can think of none better.

My team and I are committed to results.  In fact, Results-Oriented is one of our core values. For 37 years people have been coming to us when they want their home sold, at their price and with the least hassle.  We look forward to the next years of Guaranteed Results for area homeowners. 

Therefore, we offer guarantees and assurances to our clients. We call this Our Risk Removal System.  Like our Guaranteed Sale Program: Your Home Sold at a Price Agreeable to You or We’ll Buy It*. And our VIP Buyer Satisfaction Guarantee:  If You Are Not Happy With Your Home, We Will Buy It Back!*  In fact, our Exclusive Seller Agreements Offer 10 Unprecedented Guarantees.  In my experience, these guarantees elevate our service and our client’s experience. 

Gift #2…

Donations to SickKid’s Hospital on Your behalf.

In last month’s letter, I updated you on our goal of raising $50,000 for SickKid’s Hospital this calendar year. In case you missed it, we donate a portion of our income from home sales to SickKids. 

And by now, four paragraphs into this month’s Homeward Bound, you are wondering how the headline ties into any of this.  If you are reading Homeward Bound for the first time, you will notice we give back to those in our community who need help the most. Like our neighbours at SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto!

AND remember… YOUR referrals
help the Community

This year my team and I are on a mission to raise $50,000 for SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto! SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto does awesome work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life-threatening diseases like cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and others.

Whether it’s providing Food for the struggling and hungry through its many food pantries, providing temporary housing for the displaced or the abused or the homeless, the jobs programs for struggling neighbours trying to get back on their feet, the Clothing, the Summer Lunch Programs, the Toy Shop, and their Market Place for poverty-stricken neighbours, SickKids leads the way in restoring lives one person and one community a a time.

SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto is Making a Difference Today and for Tomorrow!

As a leading non-profit, SickKids depends on Sponsorships and Donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to SickKids to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our community!

So When you hear my say “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY…” they really do!

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

To refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Over the decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home. I hope this special month of Showing Thanks bring you so much joy and happiness. 

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! 

Refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can send this blog link to someone you know considering a move.

2. You can pass along our business card or contact info to them.

3. You can go to www.WeHelpTheKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.

4. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Why Support SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto:
Born, raised and growing up right here in Toronto I have seen many things change. I remember when it was just woods where two of the areas largest shopping malls are now, Vaughan Mills Mall and Yorkdale Mall. Most call it progress, and it is true that many have done well as the Greater Toronto Area has grown. There are however some in our community that for reasons beyond we can fully understand are experiencing real hardship. Circumstances like tragedy, loss, victim, homeless, disables, abused, hungry, gravely ill and unemployed. People with one or a combination of these hardships do exist and exist in numbers that would shock most. Thank God for the grateful people at Sick Kids Hospital.

SickKids Hospital has been leading the way in helping those in our community that need help the most. Literally, restoring HOPE to those who are living with hopelessness. My team rally’s around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

I encourage you to visit their website at www.sickkids.ca and check out how they are making a difference in the lives of children and their families!

Just about every May, I sit down to write Homeward Bound; I write about Mom’s Day. And why not… it is a very special day for very special people. My Mom used to tell me, seemingly repeatedly, to do this and do that, not to do this and not to do that. ALL, I recall, very valuable advice. Looking back on it all these many years later, I can say she was, and still is, a very wise woman.

Time reveals, in fact, just about every caring Mother is a Wise Woman. I can see why we carve out a special day each year to acknowledge Moms. So here is a shout-out to all moms – Happy Mother’s Day!!

AND remember… YOUR referrals
help the Community

This year my team and I are on a mission to raise $50,000 for SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto! SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto does awesome work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life-threatening diseases like cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and others.

Whether it’s providing Food for the struggling and hungry through its many food pantries, providing temporary housing for the displaced or the abused or the homeless, the jobs programs for struggling neighbours trying to get back on their feet, the Clothing, the Summer Lunch Programs, the Toy Shop, and their Market Place for poverty-stricken neighbours, SickKids leads the way in restoring lives one person and one community a a time.

SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto is Making a Difference Today and for Tomorrow!

As a leading non-profit, SickKids depends on Sponsorships and Donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to SickKids to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our community!

So When you hear my say “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE COMMUNITY…” they really do!

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

To refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Over the decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home. I hope this special month of Showing Thanks bring you so much joy and happiness. 

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy! 

Refer your friends, neighbours, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can send this blog link to someone you know considering a move.

2. You can pass along our business card or contact info to them.

3. You can go to www.WeHelpTheKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.

4. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 416-571-2724 (ARCI).

Why Support SickKid’s Hospital of Toronto:
Born, raised and growing up right here in Toronto I have seen many things change. I remember when it was just woods where two of the areas largest shopping malls are now, Vaughan Mills Mall and Yorkdale Mall. Most call it progress, and it is true that many have done well as the Greater Toronto Area has grown. There are however some in our community that for reasons beyond we can fully understand are experiencing real hardship. Circumstances like tragedy, loss, victim, homeless, disables, abused, hungry, gravely ill and unemployed. People with one or a combination of these hardships do exist and exist in numbers that would shock most. Thank God for the grateful people at Sick Kids Hospital.

SickKids Hospital has been leading the way in helping those in our community that need help the most. Literally, restoring HOPE to those who are living with hopelessness. My team rally’s around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Sick Kids Hospital of Toronto shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

I encourage you to visit their website at www.sickkids.ca and check out how they are making a difference in the lives of children and their families!