Simply Home Downsizing

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Toronto ON M4M 1V9
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Great service, lovely people

Mary was wonderful; thorough, efficient and very careful with our things. I would recommend her enthusiastically.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,500.00
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Thank you L and K, for the lovely review. It was a pleasure assisting you pack and clear out your mother's condo. The Simply Home Team wishes you success in the sale!

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Big Moves

We had big moves for the parents. Simply home made the project easier and less stressful at every stage. I would never hesitate to work with this great group of people again and again!

Approximate cost of services:
$6,000.00
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Company Response

Hi S & I, We love that you want to hire us "again and again"! We thoroughly enjoyed moving all three of your parents into their east end condos. We know the whole process of decluttering, packing, moving, and unpacking can be very stressful, especially for seniors. Now you can be assured that your parents are safe and happy in their new homes. It was an absolute joy to work with all five of you. Thank you for choosing us. - The Simply Home Team

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Burlington, ON
10/10

More than you thought you had or needed

A fantastic preliminary discussion. Expert teams to down size, pack, transport, unpack and set up the household. It was fascinating to watch these people work. They helped greatly in getting through the emotional barriers related to downsizing. Worth every penny!

Approximate cost of services:
$4,800.00
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

Hi "B", it was our great pleasure to help you downsize your home and move you into your new, bright, shiny condo. We're glad you think we're worth every penny! ;) Many thanks from the Simply Home Downsizing Team

Munira
Munira
1 review Toronto, ON
10/10

Packing, Organizing and Staging

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Rosalind, Pauline, Flavia, Kim and the rest of this amazing team. They have been literal lifesavers! We have worked together and dozens of home-preparation projects over the years in my role as a realtor assisting clients who are downsizing, or have busy family lives and are selling their properties. Not only do my clients love the team, but they feel assured and confident in the work being done. The staging always turns out beautifully and my properties sell faster and for more than most. I couldn't achieve this without SImplyHome. Looking forward to working with them for many, many years to come!!!

Approximate cost of services:
$10,000.00
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Hi Munira, we have loved working with you over the past few years assisting your clients prepare their homes for sale, and we are so grateful for your business. We look forward to many more years of collaboration helping your clients with packing, organizing, and home staging. Thank you from the entire Simply Home Downsizing Team!

Private User
Private User
0 reviews Burlington, ON
10/10

Incredible Support dealing with a MASSIVE Downsize and Relocation

The team that helped support my family in an EXTRREMLY large difficult, and complicated downsize and relocation project, became almost family. The process of downsizing is hard, and comes with a battle of emotions. The team we were lucky enough to work with helped my family through a really hard process which would never have been accomplished other wise. Mary, Sierra and Pauline were KEY highlights and supports in all aspects of this project. They respected our emotions, our belongings and our time. Their teams were organized, efficient, helpful, understanding, supportive, and thorough. They helped plan and execute a down size, a contents auction, a move to storage, a move out of storage and a relocation and unpack to settle in. Their communication, understanding, and compassion were incredible, and I was sad when the project was finished as they had become almost family. Thank you for making the process so incredible, and simple.

The company was easy to contact. Efficient quoting process, full understanding of the scope of what was needed. ALL aspects were handled. I only had to lift a finger if I wanted to, and they made me feel like I was part of the process in helping them. All boxes, paper and supplies were brought we did not have to worry about anything. Logistics of disposal, recycling, donation, auctioning, moving, and storage were handled for us, and included us in the conversation and planning. I would HIGHLY recommend this unbelievable company for your needs in any capacity small or large.

Thanks again Simply Home.

Approximate cost of services:
$20,000.00
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Company Response

Thank you K, for sending this touching review, and entrusting us with this large endeavour!!! I hope that your father is enjoying his new condo closer to his family and the LAKE. Kindest regards from everyone on the Simply Home Team.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Decluttering

Rosalind and her team helped us clear out a storage unit of belongings after my mother sold her house and prepared to move into a retirement home. I was amazed how quickly we were able to schedule the job and how quickly and easily they were able to sort through and clear out years of 'stuff'. Her team was really patient and helpful with as we went all her belongings. This took a huge weight off of us as we help my mother into her next stage. Communication from Rosalind was in stark contrast to other companies I queried - I would re-hire her in an instant!

Approximate cost of services:
$2,600.00
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Hi "L", thank you so much for taking the time to write us a review, we really appreciate it. It was such a pleasure working with you and your mom, your decisiveness made our job easy! Wishing you and your family all the best. Warmly, Simply Home.

LifeAfter
LifeAfter
0 reviews Burlington, ON
10/10

Almost as good as Star Trek's Transporters

I'll start in the middle.

When the downsize appraiser saw what I had she simply remarked , " You have five generations of goods to be handled.". She was correct, Great grandparents papers, Grandparent papers and momentos, Parents goods ,momentos and papers, fifty years of marriage goods,momentos and papers, and two children's (now adult) goods. All this was sitting in a house which was about to be sold and had to be cleared.

The task was impossible to even begin to plan.

And now to the beginning.

At the suggestion of my realtor I called Simply Home Downsizing (SHD). The initial assessment focussed on the reality of the situation and shocked me. THe consultation and suggestions that came next were a God sent solution.

The SHD lead assigned to the project came up with the complete , timed out, and estimated cost plan to move me to a new place which was a third of the space I had in the house. Here is what they did for me.

They identified all the material which was essential to take to the new place. This was packed and taken to a storage area. (moving team and cost was included

The residual material including heavy equipment was then grouped into lots for auction, arranged by SHD. The SHD lead then oriented the auction team (third party) to the lots which facilitated the auction. In the end only two (!) pieces of glassware remained. The house was bare to the walls and sold four days later.

But the story goes on. SHD four weeks later completed the job by transporting all my goods in indexed order to my new home, to my daughter's home and into temporary storage near the new place.

And wait !!! They unpacked all my kitchen goods and set up my new kitchen, an office and a bedroom ! I was up and running in the new place.

The work this group did for me saved my sanity and all but eliminated my anxiety as well as removing the physical strain I and my family would have had doing this on our own.

You might think this adventure was just a complex move but it was also a life lesson. My children and myself learned how to let the past go while keeping the memories. SHD staff lead us through the process of questioning the actual value of things. They showed us how to preserve the past without holding onto things we knew in our hearts represented memories but really no longer fit our present lives. We took pictures of memorabilia which we were then able to let go. It was the letting go which became the best release as I (we) moved forward into a new part of our lives.

My children and myself continue to downsize, as a result of our working with Simply Home Downsizing staff.

Simply HOme Downsizing staff are incredibly efficient, ruthless in their logic, compassionate and helpful. One might rightly say they are humane, non-judgmental, facilitators of a potentially traumatic event in a person's life. They are worth the cost if you value your personal well being when you have to downsize or if you just wish to downsize.

I would hire them again in a flash.

PS
There are no photographs of this event as it happened so quickly the thought never occurred to us.

Approximate cost of services:
$28,000.00
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Company Response

Hello B, we appreciate the time you took to write this heartfelt review!!! It was an absolute pleasure to assist you with your downsizing/moving project, you and your children were easy to communicate with and our team throughly enjoyed being at part of the process. Many thanks from everyone on the Simply Home Team.

Christopher in Hamilton
Christopher in Hamilton
0 reviews Mississauga, ON
10/10

Downsizing

After our parents past we were left with a house full of things that we either didnt want or had no idea what to with. There was lots, it was overwhelming.
After contacting Simply Home, Rosalind guided us through the process with professionalism, confidence and understanding. In less than a month our goals of clearing out the generations of stuff was realized. One auction to go of the more valuable collectables and its done. There is no way we wanted to or could have done this on our own. I cant recommend Simply Home high enough. Just the stress relief alone is worth using their service not to mention the competence they demonstrated.

Happy Client
Chris

Approximate cost of services:
$2,000.00
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

Hi Chris! Thank you so much for writing us such a nice review. You and your family were so great to work with, and I'm so happy that you were pleased with our services. Wishing you all the best, Simply Home Downsizing.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Decluttering

Great service. I had a storage/furnace room and a garage full of stuff. I didnt know where to start sorting and clearing out unwanted items. The Simply Home crew came in over 2 days and sorted items into keep, donate, garbage then arranged for the unwanted items to be carted away. They then neatly organized the items I wanted to keep. I couldnt have done it on my own and Im very pleased with the result. I can now park my car in the garage! The crew of 4 was very friendly, prompt and efficient.

Approximate cost of services:
$4,000.00
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Thank you B, for taking the time to write a review. We are so happy you are pleased with our services, and enjoy your decluttered and organized spaces for some time to come. The Simply Home Team.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Estate clearing

Im so glad that I had Simply Homes to help me in my time of grief. The responsibility to empty my family members apartment after her death and make sure that her belongings were dealt with in a respectful and timely manner was daunting. Pauline had the experience and know-how to accomplish the job and was very reassuring to me from our very first phone call. She made herself available to answer questions, she provided an on-site visit and estimate, she was flexible and efficient and very pleasant to deal with. I especially appreciated that she was able to adjust our contract when the circumstances in the move out process
changed and that she was willing to make a special delivery in order
to be helpful to me personally. She and her associate were right on time and the whole job was completed just as planned. I wholeheartedly
recommend Simply Home Downsizing.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,700.00
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Company Response

Hi S, thank you for the very detailed review! We loved helping you in your time of need...and we're excited that Chica found her new forever home! All the best, The Simply Home Team

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More about Simply Home Downsizing

At Simply Home Downsizing, our goal is to offer clients a one-stop whole home solution for those selling their home, transitioning into a smaller home or wanting to restore peaceful serenity to the home in which they live.

Services include:
Downsizing
Decluttering
Organizing
Auction set up
Estate Clearing
Staging
Move Management
Packing and Unpacking, and
New Home Set Up

CATEGORIES
Organizing Products & Services and Home Staging
SERVICES
Estate Clearing/ Downsizing & Moving/ Staging/ Organizing & Decluttering Packing/Unpacking Online Auctions
WEBSITE
https://www.simplyhomeinc.ca/
YEAR ESTABLISHED
2012
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
5
MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Organizers in Canada - Silver Leaf
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Yes
WRITTEN CONTRACT
Yes
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