By Vanessa Saunders, MBA, MIMC , Broker Owner, Global Property Systems Real Estate.
Sometimes we Realtors forget one very important part of selling a house - moving into it. We ramble on about selling strategies, how to get a house ready for market, and all things legal, financial and marketable about the selling process, but we forget that after the closing, two sets of people have to move!
Moving is said to be more stressful than divorce. No matter how thoroughly you plan your move, you will encounter problems, hitches and disasters you’d never have thought possible. To provide some insight into this topic, I have enlisted the help of some true experts in home moving - wives in the military. Megan Duesterhause, a mom to three little boys and a proud wife of a U.S. Marine, has created a website called “Homes I Have Made” about the nomadic life of a military wife, and has written extensively about dealing with moving, movers and ways to “weather this crazy r ...