This.  

Is not something to take lightly(note) nor is something to do based out of emotions.  

I personally am an agent.  How would I feel if someone fired me?  The emtional part of me would cry thinking I did something wrong.   Others agents might cry because they "lost out on your business meaning a loss of $$.  

However, the professional side of me would believe there simply wasnt a connection.  And if there was no connection, I would want you to find someone that you were compatible with and someone who could help you best through the intense hard moments of the process.  

As agents, we have code of conducts to follow.  They are to help our client no matter what and to never ever put our needs in front of yours.  

My broker has made it clear that if at any time, I haven't healped with all I had, in a day...I wasn't doing my job.  

I love this. Unfortunatley though there are agents that  unconciously make the process about thier bottom dollar creating a lack of trust and tension.

Real Estate agents are human.  You are hiring that human to help you either sell your home or to find a home.  

The number one thing I come across is buyers/sellers believing they are stuck with their agent. The option of finding someone they connect with doesnt even go through thier minds.

Instead they continue on feeling lost, betrayed and anxious.  

Would you keep going to a hairdresser you didn't connect with?   And/or felt that she was always trying to upsell services and products to you that weren't right for your style, face shape or hair texture?  You'd find someone else!  

This is no different.  You're hiring someone that works for you.  You are not thier pawn.  You are not whip cream on their sundae.  

An agent / client relationship is one of pure compatibility.  When you're compatible with someone, you're able to feel secure and believe someone has your back.  

So what to do when you don't feel this?   You see the holes and decide if you wan't to find someone else that you feel can help and guide you through the process.  

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Decluttering.  You know...that 12 letter word.  

No matter how you do this, its hard!  

The photo above is my home.  It was taken after I staged it to sell a couple years back. I loved my home so much after decluttering that I wan't as eager to sell anymore.  We did go under contract but the buyers withdrew.  We weren't sad at all.  We decided to stay.

One problem...when I "decluttered."  I did it quickly and in a way that wasn't efficient.  At all. I threw everything into boxes and put them in the garage.  

I then had to haul it all back in!  And now, this week, my daughters have helped me declutter again.  For real this time....Ughhhhhh!    They dumped out containers, boxes, drawers and cupboards.  I was only allowed to have one of something and made some hard choices!!  

I only cried once.

Then it hit me...as hard as it was getting rid of things, it didn't come close to how it felt to live in a cluttered home.  At that point, I realized that my tears were cleansing.  Literally.

I'm looking forward to living in a staged home.  One that doesn't have boxes jam packed in the garage.  

No matter if you're thinking about selling or not, decluttering is cleansing.  It'll create white space not only on your walls, cuboards and drawers but in your mind.   

Priceless.  

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