A transition takes place when home sellers begin the process of selling their home. Seller's see their home not as a home, but as a financial asset, and the question becomes, "How do I get the most equity out of my house?"

This one piece of advice will make all your home selling decisions come into sharp perspective. When selling a home, the biggest reason that a home doesn't sell at the best price on the market, or within a reasonable time frame, or with equitable terms, is because of this one simple decision isn't made by the seller(s).

Your first decision when you decide to sell your home is to separate yourself from the personal feelings you have about the house. Often when you talk with realtors about buying real estate, they will refer to your new property as a home. When you sell a property, they will often refer to your property as a house. While buying a home is infused with emotional decisions, selling a house should be a financial decision, one for which emotional detachment is needed. Potential home buyers don't care and don't want to know about the memories, or sentimental attachment you have in your home. In fact, the best way to sell your home is to make it seem like you don't live there. Learn more about how to do that from our extensive house selling advice section.

When you decide to sell your house, resolve to yourself that your house no longer belongs to you. When you think of your house as another financial transaction such as a stock trade or a commodity trade. You will end up thinking more clearly about all the decisions you need to make before you close on escrow. Buyer's on the other hand invest emotion into the purchase of their new home, and it is in your best financial interest to do everything possible to allow them to see your house as their new home. The downside to not detaching yourself emotionally from selling your house is that the process becomes more difficult for you. At times you can drive potential buyers away or create other situations that take it longer than needed be to sell your house.