Feelings You Might Experience When You Sell a Home

by Ann Hayward 11/13/2017

Like it or not, selling your home can be a tumultuous time. As such, you may experience a wide range of emotions after you add your house to the real estate market.

Some of the most common feelings that home sellers may experience include:

1. Excitement

Selling your home can be exciting. In fact, the home selling process represents a time of change, one that enables you to move on to bigger and better things.

For home sellers, the sheer volume of home selling options may excite you as well. At this point, you'll need to consider the asking price for your home, whether to complete various home improvement projects and other home selling essentials. Plus, you'll need to consider where you'll go after you sell your residence.

With an experienced real estate agent at your disposal, you should have no trouble staying excited throughout the home selling process. Your real estate agent will ensure that you have a plan in place to sell your house and relocate after it sells.

Furthermore, your real estate agent will keep you informed about home showings, offers on your residence and much more. He or she will do everything possible to stir up interest in your home and create plenty of excitement about your residence among potential homebuyers too.

2. Sadness

When the time comes to finally leave your home, it can be difficult to relocate.

Sadness is common among home sellers, particularly as the home selling process progresses. For example, you may feel sad as you look back on all of the great memories of your house. And after you receive an offer on your residence, you may start to realize that your time in your current residence is running short.

If you ever feel sad during the home selling journey, reach out to your real estate agent. He or she is available to support you through the ups and downs of the home selling journey. Also, your real estate agent understands the challenges associated with selling a house and is happy to support you in any way possible.

3. Elation

Elation arrives on the day that you sell your house. At this time, a homebuyer will be ready to purchase your residence, and you and the homebuyer have agreed to terms. Now, you just need to finish the final paperwork, and you will complete the home selling journey.

Your real estate agent understands that the home selling journey may seem endless at times. However, this professional will offer expert recommendations and suggestions to ensure you can get the best results possible.

In addition, your real estate agent wants the home selling process to be seamless. To accomplish this goal, he or she will allocate the necessary time and resources to promote your residence to potential homebuyers. By doing so, your real estate agent will make it simple to accelerate the homebuying journey.

Employ a real estate agent to help you sell your house, and you can speed up the process of selling your house.

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About the Author

Ann Hayward

Born in Philadelphia and raised in the suburbs, Ann Hayward got her Pennsylvania real estate license at age 18 even before going to college. This second-generation real estate professional followed in the footsteps of her father and two uncles, inheriting their passion for the business. Licensed in DC, Maryland and Virginia, Ann is accomplished in her career, with numerous designations including SFR, SRES, PSA, WHC, and multiunit Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP) from the National Development Council. She specializes in Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC, all jurisdictions where Ann has lived and knows very well. In addition to her professional expertise, she owns and manages personal investment property, understands and has been involved in the renovation/remodeling process, and has great resources which she shares with clients. When you hire Ann to represent you, she will make your buying or selling experience an enjoyable, rewarding one. Her compassion, sensitivity to her clients’ needs, eye for detail, and ability to see the big picture when guiding you through a purchase or sale are unique assets that will ensure your success. A diverse and relevant background also gives Ann a distinct edge. For 30 years, she worked in fast-paced, high-pressure television and theatrical production, attaining the highest achievement – DGA membership as a Director, and as an award-winning staff and freelance writer. Her keen audio visual skills and design sense benefit sellers in marketing their properties, and are invaluable in helping buyers see the potential of space. A true renaissance woman, Ann was also an income tax professional and office manager for H&R Block, so she thoroughly understands the tax and financial implications of acquiring and selling real estate. Her superior organizational skills are further evidenced as owner of a downsizing/professional organizing business, Managed For You, which allows her to connect with everyone from millennials to boomers and seniors, whether for small space planning or assisting with major decluttering and transitioning. Ann holds an AB in American History from Simmons College, Boston, plus attended Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Administration where she was a candidate for Doctorate. She additionally studied Film Direction at the American Film Institute in LA, and was a Stanford University post-graduate Professional Journalism Fellow. Personally, Ann is an avid if not very good golfer, and the co-founder of a nonprofit 501c3 organization offering educational guidance, tutoring and counseling for youngsters from elementary school through college admission. She sits on the board of trustees of a nonprofit educational film production corporation as well. (202) 494-6252 [email protected]