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Kiplinger
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Maurie Backman

I'm 63 With an Aging House That Needs Repairs, but I Might Move to a Retirement Community In a Few Years. Is It Worth Making Those Fixes?

An older man in an historic town paints his house, with careful attention to detail, while standing on a ladder.

Question: I'm 63 with an aging house that needs repairs, but I might eventually want to move to a retirement community. Is it worth making those fixes?

Answer: There can be benefits to staying in the home you know and love in retirement — the familiarity of the neighborhood, the ability to stick to an established routine, and the quirks of your house that you’ve mastered by now, like that one closet door that always sticks.

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