Chapter 13
Deciding To Sell (or Stay)
IN THIS CHAPTER
Determining your wants and needs
Identifying good reasons to stay put
Identifying good reasons to sell
Timing the sale
Change is the only constant. There comes a time when everyone has to move on, no matter how good or happy the circumstances are. When it comes to the house or apartment you live in, family size, economic factors, and meeting your needs and wants all influence your living space. A starter home may give way to one with room for kids or a granny suite for aging relatives. You might finally get a windfall that makes your dream home possible. Or, you might stay in your home till you can’t take care of it any longer and the task of selling it falls to someone else. Ultimately, however, you can’t stay where you are forever.
A major change is scary, but you may also decide, after seriously considering the alternatives, that you don’t really need to move — you simply need to reorganize your current home. This chapter explains how to sort out your priorities so you can be sure that you really do want to sell your home ...
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