How to Make the Home Buying and Selling Processes Less Stressful as New Parents

How to Make the Home Buying and Selling Processes Less Stressful as New Parents

by Alexis Hall of singleparent.info

Welcoming a child into this world is one of the most exhilarating experiences a person can have. It can also be one of the most exhausting experiences in your life as you adjust to parenthood and late-night feedings. Adding house hunting to the mix is that much more tiresome, but here's the good news: there’s a lot of information on the internet that can help reduce your stress and guide you through the process of buying and selling a house. 

The First Stages of Buying a Home

All about mortgage pre-approval:

https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/mortgage-pre-approval-process

Finding a reliable real estate agent:

https://www.moneyunder30.com/how-to-find-the-best-real-estate-agent-for-buying-or-selling

Home affordability calculator: 

https://www.zillow.com/mortgage-calculator/house-affordability/

Browsing homes online:

https://www.ratebuddy.com/mortgage/best-online-homesearch-websites-59301/

The Remaining Stages of Buying a Home

Making your offer:

https://www.thebalance.com/making-an-offer-to-buy-a-home-1798307

Home inspection:

https://www.quickenloans.com/learn/home-inspection

What to expect at closing:

https://bettermoneyhabits.bankofamerica.com/en/home-ownership/what-happens-at-closing

Moving into the new digs:

https://hireahelper.com/move-help/furniture-movers-assembly/ 

Prepping Your Home to Sell

Kicking the clutter: 

https://www.realhomes.com/advice/decluttering-jobs-you-must-do-if-you-want-to-sell-your-home

Deep cleaning the home:

https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/cleaning-services/ 

Boosting curb appeal:

https://bestlifeonline.com/curb-appeal/

Staging the home:

https://theclose.com/home-staging-tips/

Making the Sale

Determining whether you’re in a seller’s or buyer’s market:

https://www.moving.com/tips/sellers-market-vs-buyers-market-understanding-the-difference/

Pricing your home to sell:

https://www.moneytalksnews.com/home-selling-101-12-tips-for-pricing-your-home-sell/

Hosting an open house:

https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2015/05/21/14-steps-to-a-flawless-open-house

Determining whether to accept or reject an offer:

http://www.homebuyinginstitute.com/sellers-reject-offers.php

In order to soak in all the wonderful moments you will have as new parents, you need to research and prepare for buying and/or selling your home. Yes, you will still have plenty of work to do. And, yes, you will still be tired. But knowing what to expect and using resources like these can do wonders for your stress levels and help you in your decision-making along the way. 

- Alexis Hall of singleparent.info