Buying A Home: An Emotional, Not Just Practical, Journey {Infographic}

Endre Barath, Jr. ~ hi Endre...it's easy to forget, when we do this day in and day out, that lots of emtions are involved where our clients are concerned. And it's important to validate those emotions.

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®,CRS, ~ good morning, Paul... it's emotional all-around these days, I think... buyers get emotional because they lose in bidding wars; sellers because their homes sell fast... the process is always stressful at the best of times, but these days it's crazy out there.

Sally K. & David L. Hanson ~ hi Sally... just as we tell sellers that when they decide to sell they need to think of their home as just a house for sale, buyers need to look at houses for sale as potential homes.

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Real Estate Agent, Top 1% of Lyon Agents ~ I'm happy to report I've never had a midnight sobbing fest from a client! I think in some ways your market moves so quickly, people make decisions almost too quickly and then get buyer's remorse!

Scott Godzyk ~ hi Scott... we need to be sensitive to the fact that it is emotional for our clients even if they don't always show it.

Bob "RealMan" Timm ~ hi Bob... the "I" in this infographic was all inclusive to be also taken as a "we."

Gabe Sanders ~ hi Gabe... that's one of our most important "jobs"... to help our clients marry the emotional with the logical and practical.

Lisa Von Domek ~ good morning, Lisa... thank you. I've found that even investor clients have emotions involved when buying... maybe in a different way, but still...

Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD ~ thanks, Debb... and that is precisely why I don't worry about being replaced by a robot or internet "whatever." You can't manage all of that without being hands-on with people.

Patricia Feager ~ thanks much, as always, Patricia, for the kind words. And you've put it very well that each step on this journey can brings about a whole different set of emotions.

Steffy Hristova ~ thank you, Steffy. All this time I thought I was already following you... my bad. So I just did.