It is important to set out in writing the reasons that are motivating you to sell your current home. You might ask yourself, "Why am I selling my home and what do I expect to accomplish?" If you have a growing family and you need more space you may be under less pressure to get your house ready to sell than if you were, let's say, moving to a new city due to career opportunity.

Maybe you live in the suburbs and are tired of the long commutes to an from work in rush hour traffic.  Perhaps you want to get out in the country in order to have a large garden or to keep horses or other livestock.  The number of reasons that cause sellers to market their property are as varied and diverse as the number of properties in an area!

Explore your short and long term goals and decide how selling your house fits into those goals. Your agent will identify all of the variables within your individual goals and how best to achieve them in your local real estate market. Your real estate agent will apply his or her expert knowledge to your particular needs and set a realistic time frame for the process to proceed. This will help you to establish a time management path for selling your home.

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