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It’s not just the physical logistics of moving that takes its toll on sellers, as a lot of emotion can also be involved.
My seller TS had been talking about selling her home for several months. The winter gloom was really getting to her and she wanted to move to a sunnier place.
However, it was a huge decision as she was single and her entire community lived in Seattle. She’d been born and raised in the area, and her friends and family were not terribly supportive since they couldn’t understand why she would want to try something new!
TS had a great plan in place but was of course nervous about taking such a big step. She had painstakingly restored the sweet craftsman and really loved her home.
I suggested she consider keeping her options open by renting her house for a year or two, but she was determined that she would not return to Seattle, even if her plan to move to San Antonio, Texas–a budding tech hub–didn’t work out.
Having moved from the UK to New York City as an adult and then again to Seattle many years ago, I know how hard it is to make a big move, so we talked about that a lot. On the other hand, feeling stuck is no fun either, so I encouraged her to see this as an adventure.
TS does not do things by halves, so on top of the move she was also completing her MBA, and then her dog Ruby injured herself and had to have crucial ligament surgery.
It was a super stressful and emotional time for her. We had to postpone putting the house on the market for a couple of weeks, but I assured TS that she needn’t worry, as time frames sometimes need to change in order to avoid undue anxiety.
Luckily my team and I were able to do everything necessary to get the house market-ready, including painting, a major yard clean-up, packing, limited staging (as she was still living in the house), cleaning, and a myriad list of other to do’s.
TS’s house sold quickly before the bad fall weather hit, and soon she was on her way to a sunnier place.
Smart lady; she missed a doozy of a winter!
