wow!With our daughter going to college next year, we've had a few discussions. Downsizing is something, I think, we both thought we'd always do. We have a very large house, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, finished basement, big yard (a lot of yardwork) and in ground pool and it's 7500 square feet. But, we've put so much money into remodeling and fixing that we've considered staying. There is an option to stay in a bedroom with bathroom on main floor (we have 3 levels). I friend of mine is a realtor. She told me some clients of hers were looking to downsize. They looked around, didn't like anything and definitely didn't like the cost so they decided to age in place. Put the money into the house they live in to make doorways wider, bathrooms larger with safety features, etc.
Is the heat/cooling all on one control? Can you lower heat usage on upper floors and just live on first floor?