After just a week on the market, your Realtor has brought you a terrific offer to
purchase your house--it is less than the asking price, but more than you
expected. The buyers were reasonable and well qualified. After talking with your
agent, you decide to accept the offer.
After the agent leaves, you start thinking about
what you have just done and feel terrible. You wonder if you acted too
quickly--maybe you could have gotten more! You fear that the buyers will let
your garden go to seed and pull down all the beautiful wallpaper that you just
put up.
These fears are such a common phenomena that they
have been given a name--"seller's remorse"! It is perfectly normal to
feel this way, especially if you are selling a home where you have lived for
many years and which holds many memories. "Seller's remorse" is almost
always temporary. It is quickly replaced by the excitement of moving into your
new home!
