Move or Improve with Debbie

Surviving a Remodeling Project: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Host Debbie Miller will discuss how to determine which projects will pay back the most money. How can you find the right contractor? What should a good contractor offer?

Financing Your Remodeling Project: Host Debbie Miller talks with mortgage loan officer Paul Denmon about your options on financing a remodeling project to stay where you are.

The ABCs of HOAs Host Debbie Miller talks with Attorney Jessica Youngs, with Kase and Associates, about homeowner associations and how they work. Find out whether an HOA community is right for you and what you should look for when you read the HOA documents. Can they really put a lien on your property?

Inheriting Your Parents’ Assets Host Debbie Miller interviews Michelle Chapin with the law firm of Paley Rothman about how to sort through your parents’ belongings, including assets, and decide what to do with them.

Let’s Move: Retire to Charleston, South Carolina Host Debbie Miller interviews Bill Olson about the costs and pleasures of living in Charleston. Learn more about interesting things to do, places to eat, and so much more!

Let’s Move: Live in North Carolina: Host Debbie Miller talks with Carrie Ray Davis, Marketing Coordinator for Summerhouse on Everett Bay. She is the Cheerleader for this master-planned community located near Top Sail Beach, about 30 minutes north of Wilmington, NC.

LGBTQ Retirees: Legal Issues: Host Debbie Miller will talk with attorney Eva Juncker of the Paley Rothman law firm about the three cornerstones of successful aging and the legal challenges the LGBTQ retirement community faces as they age.

LGBTQ Retirees: Housing Issues: Host Debbie Miller will discuss discrimination problems LGBTQ Retirees face as they apply for a mortgage or evaluate retirement communities and assisted living facilities. What U.S. cities are most welcoming to this group?

The Rainbow has a Silver Lining: LGBTQ Aging Issues. Susan Messina is the Deputy Director at Iona Senior Services in Washington, D.C. and, as an out lesbian, has secured funding for and co-facilitated LGBTQ aging-related workshops, and serves as co-chair of the LGBTQ Aging Services Network as well as many other LGBTQ-related outreach programs. She will discuss the importance of understanding that health and well-being, economic security, and social connections are among the cornerstones for successful aging, yet these are areas in which many LGBTQ elders face substantial barriers from discrimination, social stigma, and isolation.

What Kind of Housing Do Millennials and Baby Boomers Want?
Host Debbie Miller will discuss the coming changes in how baby boomers will live in retirement and how the needs and wants of the Millennial generation will impact those changes. Do the generations want the same kind of housing? Who will buy the McMansions and what will happen to the inventory glut if Baby Boomers age-in-place and then sell at the same time?