Real Estate Thursday - Buying or Selling a Home is a Family Affair
Team Hampton and Robbins understands that selling a home or moving can add additional stresses on the family. Here are some tips for helping the family and children cope with the selling and buying process.
1 - Different ages bring on different challenges when it comes to how a child may handle the move. Very young children and infants may be confused. Explain to them what is going on in an age appropriate conversation. School age children will be worried about making new friends and teenagers will find it the most difficult as they have developed friendships that are extremely critical to their identity. The idea of leaving their friends and having to make new can be very stressful. Be understanding, reassuring and share all the positives of the move.
2 - Make it fun. When a real estate agent calls to schedule a showing everyone needs to help out to get the home in showing condition.