There is indeed some semblance of panic that is involved in buying a one-way ticket. The thrill of departure, the thrill of potential, and then, ah, the moment of sudden realisation that indeed they own a home. For many travellers, travelling at such expedient rates is not necessarily about stuffing the suitcases. It is learning to relinquish the domicile from whence they arrived. Other individuals didn’t take weeks or months to prepare. It can be that sudden job transfer, that relative emergency overseas, or even that dream of slow travelling in Europe, which means that a property needs to be sold much faster than scheduled.
The Overnight Packer Professional
One of the women I spoke to only had 10 days to relocate from Texas to California for a new job. What was toughest for her was not that she needed to leave her friends behind, but that she could not reconcile selling the home with moving into a busy new job. For her, the solution was to find someone to buy the home quickly and to handle all of the paperwork without all of the give-and-take of showings. Relief for her was immediate: no open houses, no constant cleaning, and no awkward compromising of schedules.
Families Chasing Bigger Adventures
And then there are those families that choose to venture overseas. Picture preparing toys, passports, and school documents while at the same time consulting with real estate agents. One of the couples discussed that their thrill to relocate overseas was diminished by the concern that they would be leaving their home unsold for several months. If they wanted to choose something more straight-forward, the kind of deal that would necessitate the intervention of a cash home buyer.
What Enables Rapid Home Sales
Selling quickly is mostly all trade-offs. You can’t stage your living room with bouquets of fresh flowers and hold out for the perfect weekend to stage an open house. It’s all about sureness and timing. Open communication with whoever is buying, laying out reasonable expectations for the closure date, and having documents in hand all keep the process from grinding to a halt. Most travellers who’ve been through it say that once they stopped looking for the “perfect” sale, the stress level dropped off markedly.
Goodbye With Less Stress!
There’s always sentiment involved in moving out of a home. Even when the move is exhilarating, the final walk through empty rooms is enough to wrench at the heart. But being certain the house is sold before taking that plane is something that brings peace of mind. The recitation of travellers all tends to come back to the same place: the value of bringing that page to a close soon enough to enable the next to start without loose ends.
If Life Throws A Curveball…
So if life throws a curveball and you find yourself suddenly having to move, don’t forget that you’re not alone. Lots of folks have sold quicker than they ever imagined and yet kept their sanity intact. The suitcase contains that which you’re taking into the next phase of your life, yet the for-sale sign contains that which you’re willing to leave behind. Both are important. Both make the next journey that much lighter.
