Senior moves and downsizing in Dayton

Dayton, in Lyon County along the Carson River, has grown quickly to about 15,800 residents and almost 5,900 households. With a median age near 44 and about 80 percent owning, it is a young community, and older residents are a smaller share of the whole.

Newer homes, simpler sorting

A 2002 house usually has a modern layout, a two-car garage and built-in closets. Seniors in newer homes may have less to sort than in a 1950s farmhouse, but they often have more modern furniture, which is easy to move. The crew wraps and pads it all.

A drive via US 50

Dayton is about 44 miles from the Sparks yard, roughly 66 minutes via I-580 and US 50. Estimators schedule a full day for a larger home. The Nevada Transportation Authority approval, CPCN 1070, covers moves that stay in the state.

Moving closer to children

Many Dayton seniors have adult children in Carson City, Reno or farther afield. The crew can move you to any of them, and moves out of state are coordinated through the Bekins network. See long-distance moving.

Making room for the new place

Measure the new rooms first and match furniture to the space. Items that do not fit can go to relatives or into a wooden vault. Read the downsizing guide.

Where Dayton owners go next

Of the roughly 5,800 households in Dayton, about four in five own. The median home value is about $433,200, and owners who sell often use the proceeds to move to a smaller place, a one-level home or a care community. The crew moves you to whichever you choose, and the sale date drives the schedule, so tell the estimator when the closing is.

Storing during a sale

If your house sells before the next one is ready, furniture can wait in a vault. The crew picks up, inventories and stacks the vaults in the Sparks warehouse, and returns them when the new place is ready. See storage while you sell your home.

Making a small space feel like home

In the new place the crew sets up beds first, then the kitchen, then the living room, and places pictures and small items where you point. Ask for the TV and the chair you use most to be set up before the crew leaves.

Estimates

The estimator brings 10 free heavy-duty boxes. Call 775-359-6683 between 8 am and 5 pm on a weekday.