Handling the Heartache of Selling your Home in Columbus, Ohio by Jeannie Andrews, M.D., ABR, SRES, RFS, DRS, an Experienced Expert in the Central Ohio Real Estate Market

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September 14, 2009, by Jeannie Andrews in Tips for Sellers

It is time to sell your home, and you know that you will be leaving memories behind. On top of the stress of moving, you must also deal with the sorrow of saying a final goodbye to the Central Ohio house you had grown to love as a home. Here are a few tips to help you deal with these emotions and move forward.

Tip#1 View your Columbus, Ohio home as a marketable commodity

Hard as it may seem to realize, you are putting a tangible object up for sale. The people that come in to view your home in Columbus and surrounding communities are not viewing the memories that you hold; they are looking at the house and the potential it holds for them as a home. Try to take their point of view when selling your home and try to see what they are looking at. This will help you deal with any sadness you may be feeling.

Tip#2 Take pictures – plenty of them

Take some time to walk around your house and take some pictures of anything you have become attached to in the home and that you will be leaving behind. Maybe it is a growing chart you kept as your children were growing, with nicks on the wall. It can be anything that is associated with a positive feeling that you will miss. You may find that some of the pain of leaving dissipates when you take pictures that you can bring with you to your new home.

Tip#3 Leave the past by focusing on the future

The more attention you give to the immediate present and future, the less time you will have to think of the past. Look at all of the pleasant things you have to look forward to in the future. You are embarking on a new housing experience in Central Ohio that will begin a new string of memories. Focus on the future as much as you possibly can.

Try these tips when it hurts to part with your Columbus, Ohio home. They can really help you deal with it.

If you need more free information about selling, buying or investing in local real estate feel free to contact me, Jeannie Andrews. For complete information about the Central Ohio real estate market, including the most recent homes for sale, current property values and more, please visit the most complete online website dedicated to “Everything Real Estate in the Buckeye State” at www.scarletnrayhomes.com. Do not hesitate to contact me anytime with any of your real estate or mortgage related questions and I will be happy to answer them for you. Call me on my cell at 614-668-4400 or email me at jandrews@columbus.rr.com. I’m the “Doctor Who Loves House Calls!”