Despite all of the excitement that comes along with moving to a new area or home, it can also be a time of considerable stress. Whether you’re just getting prepared to put your house on the market or you’ve been up to bat for a while and are feeling the effects, here are some pointers for how you can keep your stress level low and your attitude positive.
Queue the Clean-Up!
It may seem like an inopportune time for such a task, but de-cluttering your home can have a positive impact on your mental health. Instead of saving all the cleanup to the last moment when you’re trying to get your family out under a deadline, do a bit of a spring-clean. By looking through the items in your bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen – and getting your family involved – you can make the packing up that will come down the road a much more straightforward task.
Maintain an Optimistic Outlook!
This might sound a little obvious, but maintaining a positive attitude towards the sale of your home is one of the key factors in minimizing your stress level. It can be quite easy when you’re putting your house on the market to get ahead of yourself and hope that each viewer is a potential buyer, but your house probably won’t sell with the first viewing. By maintaining a positive attitude, you can enjoy the last memories you and your family will be making in your home, and think ahead for what you’ll have to do when selling time comes.
Move It All Out!
It’s not likely that everyone will be able to take advantage of this option, but if you have good friends or close family in the area, you may want to consider moving in with them while your house is for sale so you can be ahead of the game when crunch time comes. While this option may lead to other types of stress, it can severely minimize all of the things you’ll have to do when you sell your home since you’ll only have to worry about moving in.
There are no certainties when it comes to selling your house stress free, but there are things you can do to minimize the impact it will have on your well-being. If you’re wondering about additional ways to keep your stress level low throughout the selling of your home, you may want to contact your trusted real estate professional for more advice.