We recently sold our home of 20 years and although we "sold, tossed and donated" annually, we went from a 4 BR, 3 car garage, living room, dining room with basement to a 2 BR no basement, no living room or dining room and one car garage-but there is a hobby room for my sewing. Our kids didn't want any of our stuff which was fine with us. You can hire companies to set up "living estate sales" so check it out. Good luck!