- Considering retirement Villages?
A better way to navigate the move into Retirement Living
iDownsize brings the important parts of your move together in one guided app — helping you plan the transition, understand your finances and get the right expert help you need.
- For older Australians considering retirement living — and the family members helping them.
Quick Finances
Estimated funds remaining
$783,000
After selling & moving costs
Planning for yourself, or helping a parent?
Whether you are preparing for your own move or helping someone close to you, iDownsize gives you a clearer picture of what needs to happen next.
There's a lot to organise. You Don't have to Struggle Alone.
A move into a retirement village can feel overwhelming because many important decisions are connected.
iDownsize helps turn a complicated transition into a more manageable, step-by-step process.
Before moving, you may need to:
01. Prepare and sell the family home
02. Understand how much money may be available after selling
03.Review the costs associated with moving
04. Declutter, pack and organise removal services
05.Speak with legal, property and financial professionals
06. Coordinate timing between the sale and the move
07. Keep family members informed
08. Make sure important tasks are not forgotten
Everything to Start
Everything you need to start moving forward
Understand the property numbers
Get a clearer initial picture of your current home value, estimated selling and moving costs, and the money that may remain after your property transition.
Know what needs to happen
Follow an interactive downsizing checklist that helps you organise the practical, property and professional tasks involved in your move.
Find the right people to help
Explore a network of property and professional service providers who understand the needs of older downsizers. Connect when you are ready.
What could your move look like financially?
Before committing to a retirement village, it helps to understand how the sale of your existing home may affect your overall position. Quick Finances gives you a simple initial snapshot based on:
- The estimated value of your current home
- Likely property selling costs
- Your expected purchase or accommodation budget
- Other estimated transition costs
- The money that may be left after selling and moving
Quick Finances provides general estimates only. Retirement village contracts, entry payments, ongoing charges and exit fees should be reviewed with appropriately qualified legal and financial professionals.
Quick Finances
Your Position
Estimated home value
$980,000
Estimated selling costs
− $34,000
Transition & moving costs
− $28,000
New accommodation budget
− $375,000
Money that may remain
- General estimate only.
Your downsizing checklist
1. Plan
Establish your starting position
2. Prepare the home
Ready the property for sale
3. Get professional advice
Legal, property & financial
4. Organise the move
Packing, removal & storage
5. Complete the transition
First weeks in the community
A practical checklist for your entire move
The iDownsize Checklist helps break the process into smaller, more manageable tasks. Instead of trying to remember everything, you can focus on the next important step. It can help you keep track of:
- Preparing the current home for sale
- Reviewing important contracts and documents
- Organising packing, removal and storage
- Coordinating settlement and moving dates
- Choosing and appointing a real estate agent
- Decluttering and deciding what to keep
- Arranging utilities and address changes
- Preparing for the first weeks in the new community
Get expert help without starting from scratch
A successful move often involves several different professionals. Finding, comparing and coordinating them can be one of the most stressful parts of the process — particularly when family members are helping from another suburb, city or state.
You remain in control of who you speak with, and when you are ready to connect.
Provider categories and availability may vary by location.
You, at the centre
You decide who and when
Real estate agents
Buyers agents
Legal & conveyancing
Financial professionals
Decluttering services
Removal services
User Reviews
What Real People Are Saying
Feedback from users who’ve tried the iDownsize experience
“I found the private chat with experts reassuring. It’ nice you can remain anonymous until you’re ready to connect”
Move forward one clear step at a time
1
Tell us about your situation
Let us know whether you are planning your own move or helping someone else.2
Understand the current home
Start with an estimate of the property’s value and establish an initial financial picture.3
Review the numbers
Use Quick Finances to explore estimated selling costs, moving costs and the money that may remain.4
Create your plan
Use the interactive checklist to see what needs to happen and keep the transition organised.
5
Bring in expert help
Connect with suitable professionals as different needs arise.Helping a parent move can be difficult too
You may be trying to support a parent while also managing work, family and your own responsibilities — alongside emotional conversations, different opinions between family members and uncertainty about what should happen next.
iDownsize provides a practical framework, helping everyone develop a clearer understanding of:
- The likely steps involved
- The financial starting position
- Which professionals may be needed
- What decisions still need to be made
- What should happen next
It does not remove the emotion from the move. It helps make the practical side easier to manage.
More than a moving checklist
A guided property app, created specifically for downsizers
Whether the next move is into a retirement village, apartment, smaller home or another form of retirement living, iDownsize brings greater structure and clarity to the journey.
Estimate your home's value
Explore possible locations
Model property scenarios
Check an area fits your budget
Discover suitable properties
Assess a home's suitability
Identify property & location risks
Make informed decisions
Designed for important decisions — not rushed decisions
You Don't need to be ready to sell.
You Don't need to Be Buying Quite Yet.
But you would like answers, & Help.
iDownsize helps you explore your position, organise the transition and work through the decisions at your own pace. Creating an account will not automatically trigger calls from multiple service providers (you can chat anonymously until you’re ready).
Retirement Village — FAQs
No. iDownsize is a guided property and transition app for downsizers. It helps you understand your position, plan the move, organise important tasks and find professional assistance.
Yes. In fact, the platform can be particularly useful during the early planning stage, when you are still working out your budget, timing and next steps.
Yes. Adult children and other family members can use iDownsize to better understand and organise the practical steps involved in a parent's transition.
No. iDownsize provides general information, estimates and decision-support tools. Retirement village contracts and financial arrangements should be reviewed by appropriately qualified professionals.
No. You can begin exploring your options before making any commitment to sell or move.
Yes. The Expert Help network allows you to explore relevant property and service providers. Availability depends on your location and the types of assistance required.
- Your first step
Your move does not have to feel overwhelming
Start with a clearer financial picture, a practical plan and access to the people who can help. Take the first step without committing to a property sale or retirement village.
- You remain in control throughout
- Start before you are ready to sell
- No automatic calls from providers
- No credit card required
- Takes 2 minutes
- 100% free
