Realtor Insight
Removing the Rose Colored Glasses
When selling or buying, having a clear vision is critical. Sellers must go through the emotional process of letting go before they can view their home through the buyer's eyes.
It’s time to sell your house. The kids are married and have their own homes, the neighbors you loved and shared the vegetable garden with have long since moved away, and you retired from your job a half dozen years ago. You’ve always loved your home. As you declutter, pack, clean and get ready to put the house on the market, you remember all of the reasons why you first bought it, why you loved it then and perhaps still do. As a normal part of the moving process, you begin to replay in your mind, all of the significant life events that took place there; your first anniversary, the kids’ birthday parties, the neighborhood BBQs ... It’s truly an emotional process and one that takes time. It’s not just a house, but the place where you …
Ashley Soto
12:45 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
Great article, I love you're column! I'm a home stager and one of my biggest challenges is helping homeowners emotionally detach themselves from their house enough to make the changes needed to get them the sale they want. I just wrote a blog post on a similar topic explaining why whether you're selling now, in a year, or in the very distant future, maintaining your home and planning for needed … more ›